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    3. 選任

    選任

    選せん任にん

    nomination (of a person to a position)

    KMT7News #18+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab21 strokes

    せんにん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    nomination (of a person to a position), selection, election, assignment, appointment

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    新あたらしい社しゃ長ちょうが選せん任にんされました。

    A new president has been appointed.

    KMT5Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは取とり締しまり役やく会かいのメンバーに選せん任にんされた。

    He was appointed as a member of the board of directors.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かの女じょはプロジェクトリーダーに選せん任にんされ、チームを率ひきいることになった。

    She was appointed as the project leader and will now lead the team.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    株かぶ主ぬし総そう会かいで、新あたらしい監かん査さ役やくの選せん任にんが承しょう認にんされた。

    The appointment of the new auditor was approved at the general shareholders' meeting.

    KMT7Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    委い員いん会かいの公こう正せいな運うん営えいのため、第だい三さん者しゃ機き関かんによる委い員いんの選せん任にんが求もとめられた。

    For the fair operation of the committee, the appointment of members by a third-party organization was requested.

    KMT8Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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