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職権 (shokken) Japanese meaning: official authority | Kotomora
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The mayor overturned the decision using his official authority.
Police officers must not abuse their authority.
Usage patterns 職しょっ 権けん を 乱らん 用よう する to abuse one's official authority
The official abused his authority for personal gain.
職しょっ 権けん を 行こう 使し する to exercise one's official authority
The judge exercised his official authority and ordered an investigation.
職しょっ 権けん で 〈 事こと 〉 を 行おこな う to do something by virtue of one's official authority
The prosecutor started the investigation on his own authority.
Kanji 権 authority, power, rights Related words 権限 is a broader term for authority or jurisdiction, while 職権 specifically refers to the authority that comes with one's official post.
権力 emphasizes power or influence in a political or social sense, whereas 職権 refers narrowly to the formal authority attached to a specific office.
Word family inquisitorial system; nonadversarial system
abuse of authority; misfeasance
court-initiated fact discovery
Etymology Compound of 職 (shoku, 'job, post') and 権 (ken, 'right, authority'). The reading しょっけん results from a sound change where しょく + けん becomes しょっけん.
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authority of the chair; power of the Speaker; power of the President of the House of Councillors
