(こうしょく)

こうしょく
noun
public office; public position
1. public office; government position
An official position in government or public service. Includes elected officials, civil servants, and other positions of public trust.
公職(こうしょく)()く。
To assume public office.
汚職(おしょく)公職(こうしょく)()われた。
They were removed from public office due to corruption.
公職(こうしょく)選挙法(せんきょほう)では選挙(せんきょ)運動(うんどう)のルールが(こま)かく(さだ)められている。
The Public Offices Election Act sets out detailed rules for campaign activities.

Composed of (こう) (public) + (しょく) (position, office). A formal term used in legal and political contexts. Common collocations: 公職(こうしょく)()く (to assume public office), 公職(こうしょく)()する (to resign from public office), 公職(こうしょく)選挙(せんきょ) (public office election), 公職(こうしょく)追放(ついほう) (purge from public office). The 公職(こうしょく)選挙法(せんきょほう) (Public Offices Election Act) is a key Japanese law governing all aspects of elections. After WWII, the 公職(こうしょく)追放(ついほう) (public office purge) barred wartime leaders from government positions.