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幹部

かんぶ

executive, senior management

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Examples

  1. 幹部が集まって方針を決めた。

    かんぶがあつまってほうしんをきめた。

    The executives gathered and decided on a policy.

  2. 彼は三十代で幹部になった。

    かれはさんじゅうだいでかんぶになった。

    He became a senior manager in his thirties.

  3. 幹部の考えが現場に伝わっていない。

    かんぶのかんがえがげんばにつたわっていない。

    Management's thinking is not reaching the people on the ground.

  4. 党の幹部が記者会見を開いた。

    とうのかんぶがきしゃかいけんをひらいた。

    Senior party officials held a press conference.

Common patterns

幹部会議
executive meeting
幹部になる
to become an executive
党の幹部
party leadership

Memory tip

幹 is the trunk of a tree: the core people who hold the organization up. Unlike 役員, which is a legal title in a company, 幹部 is a loose word for the leadership layer and works for parties, unions and armies too.

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