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    3. 職権

    職権

    職しょっ権けん

    one's (official) authority

    KMT8News #19+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab33 strokes

    しょっけん

    Noun

    1.
    one's (official) authority, ex-officio authority, power

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    彼かれは職しょっ権けんを乱らん用ようした。

    He abused his authority.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    職しょっ権けんを行こう使しして、その問もん題だいを解かい決けつした。

    He exercised his authority to resolve that problem.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    政せい治じ家かは職しょっ権けんを公こう正せいに行こう使しする義ぎ務むがある。

    Politicians have a duty to exercise their authority fairly.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    職しょっ権けんによる調ちょう査さが開かい始しされ、不ふ正せいが明 らかになった。

    An investigation by official authority was launched, and irregularities became clear.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    職しょっ権けん乱らん用ようは、民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ社しゃ会かいにおいて許ゆるされない行こう為いだ。

    Abuse of authority is an unforgivable act in a democratic society.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    職
    post・employment・work
    権
    おもり・かり・はか.る…(2)
    authority・power・rights
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