書記(しょき)

しょき
noun
clerk, secretary; scribe
occupationwork
1. clerk, secretary, recording secretary
A person responsible for keeping records, taking minutes, or handling correspondence in an organization, committee, or political body.
会議(かいぎ)の書記(しょき)を務(つと)める。
To serve as the recording secretary for the meeting.
書記(しょき)が議事録(ぎじろく)を作成(さくせい)した。
The secretary prepared the minutes.
生徒会(せいとかい)の書記(しょき)に立候補(りっこうほ)して、選挙(せんきょ)で選(えら)ばれた。
I ran for secretary of the student council and was elected.

Usage

書記(しょき) is used in various organizational contexts:

  • School: 生徒会(せいとかい)書記(しょき) (student council secretary)
  • Political: 書記長(しょきちょう) (secretary-general, as in a political party)
  • Organizational: 会議(かいぎ)の書記(しょき) (meeting secretary/minute-taker)

In political contexts, 書記長(しょきちょう) (secretary-general) is a high-ranking position, notably used for the leader of communist parties (共産党(きょうさんとう)書記長(しょきちょう)).

Common collocations

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