閣僚(かくりょう)

かくりょう
noun
cabinet minister; member of the cabinet
1. cabinet minister; member of the cabinet
A government official who serves as a member of the cabinet, typically heading a ministry or government department.
閣僚(かくりょう)会議(かいぎ)が開(ひら)かれた。
A cabinet meeting was held.
新(あたら)しい閣僚(かくりょう)が任命(にんめい)された。
A new cabinet minister was appointed.
閣僚(かくりょう)の一人(ひとり)が辞任(じにん)したことで、内閣(ないかく)改造(かいぞう)が行(おこな)われた。
A cabinet reshuffle was carried out after one of the ministers resigned.

A formal term for members of the national cabinet. In Japan, 閣僚(かくりょう) refers to ministers who serve under the 内閣(ないかく)総理(そうり)大臣(だいじん) (Prime Minister). The word combines 閣(かく) (cabinet/council) and 僚(りょう) (colleague/official).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 閣僚(かくりょう)会議(かいぎ): cabinet meeting
  • 閣僚(かくりょう)を任命(にんめい)する: to appoint a cabinet minister
  • 閣僚(かくりょう)人事(じんじ): cabinet appointments
  • 全(ぜん)閣僚(かくりょう): all cabinet members
  • 関係(かんけい)閣僚(かくりょう): relevant ministers

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 大臣(だいじん): minister — the title of individual cabinet members (e.g., 外務(がいむ)大臣(だいじん) "Minister of Foreign Affairs")
  • 内閣(ないかく): cabinet — the body itself, not the individual members
  • 政治家(せいじか): politician — broader term for anyone in politics
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