所しょ属ぞく長ちょう

noun

superior; supervisor; head of one's department

Refers to the person in charge of the organizational unit one belongs to, such as a department head or section chief. Common in workplace and bureaucratic contexts.

• 申しん請せい書しょには所しょ属ぞく長ちょうの印いん鑑かんが必ひつ要ようです。

  The application form requires the seal of your department head.

• 所しょ属ぞく長ちょうに相そう談だんしてから決きめます。

  I'll decide after consulting my supervisor.