決裁(けっさい)

けっさい
noun, verb (suru)
approval, authorization
1. approval, authorization, sign-off
Official approval or authorization given by a person in authority, typically a manager or executive, to proceed with a plan, expenditure, or action.
部長(ぶちょう)の決裁(けっさい)をもらってから進(すす)めてください。
Please proceed after getting the department head's approval.
この予算(よさん)は社長(しゃちょう)の決裁(けっさい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
This budget requires the president's authorization.
電子(でんし)決裁(けっさい)システムの導入(どうにゅう)で、書類(しょるい)の処理(しょり)速度(そくど)が大幅(おおはば)に上(あ)がった。
The introduction of an electronic approval system significantly sped up document processing.

USAGE:
決裁(けっさい) refers to the act of a superior formally approving a proposal or expenditure. It is a key concept in Japanese organizational culture where decisions typically require approval through a hierarchical chain.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 決裁(けっさい)を得(え)る (to obtain approval)
  • 決裁(けっさい)を下(くだ)す (to hand down approval)
  • 決裁(けっさい)権(けん) (authorization authority)
  • 決裁(けっさい)書類(しょるい) (approval documents)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 決裁(けっさい): official approval from a superior (managerial sign-off)
  • 決済(けっさい): financial settlement or payment (different kanji, same reading)
  • 承認(しょうにん): general approval or endorsement
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