随ずい員いん

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Meanings

attendant; member of a retinue; entourage member

Refers to a person who accompanies a high-ranking official, diplomat, or dignitary as part of their official party. Often used in political or diplomatic contexts.

大だい統とう領りょうの随ずい員いんとして会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。
He attended the conference as a member of the president's entourage.
外がい務む大だい臣じんは数すう名めいの随ずい員いんを伴ともなって訪ほう日にちした。
The foreign minister visited Japan accompanied by several attendants.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の随ずい員いんとして同どう行こうするto accompany someone as a member of their entourage
彼かれは大だい統とう領りょうの随ずい員いんとして訪ほう米べいに同どう行こうした。
He accompanied the president to the US as a member of the entourage.
随ずい員いんを務つとめるto serve as an attendant/entourage member
彼かの女じょは外がい務む大だい臣じんの随ずい員いんを務つとめた。
She served as an attendant to the foreign minister.

Kanji

随follow, though, notwithstanding
員employee, member, number

Related words

随ずい行こう員いん
随員 and 随行員 both mean a person who accompanies a dignitary, but 随行員 puts slightly more emphasis on the role of escorting/guarding during the trip.
付つき人びと
随員 is used for official members of a diplomat's or dignitary's entourage, while 付き人 is a more general term for any personal attendant, such as one for a celebrity.

Don't confuse with

随ずい行こう
随員 refers to an individual person in the entourage, whereas 随行 refers to the act of accompanying or to the accompanying party as a whole.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Etymology

Compound of 随 (follow, accompany) and 員 (member, personnel). The term is used in formal, often governmental, settings.