統治者(とうちしゃ)

とうちしゃ
noun
ruler; governor; sovereign
1. ruler; governor; sovereign
A person who governs or rules over a territory or people. Used in historical, political, and academic contexts to refer to those who hold governing power.
統治者(とうちしゃ)が代(か)わった。
The ruler changed.
統治者(とうちしゃ)は国民(こくみん)の声(こえ)に耳(みみ)を傾(かたむ)けるべきだ。
A ruler should listen to the voice of the people.
歴史(れきし)を振(ふ)り返(かえ)ると、優(すぐ)れた統治者(とうちしゃ)は民(たみ)の生活(せいかつ)を第一(だいいち)に考(かんが)えていた。
Looking back at history, excellent rulers put the lives of the people first.

A neutral, formal term for someone who governs. Composed of 統治(とうち) (governance, rule) and 者(しゃ) (person). Unlike 支配者(しはいしゃ), which often carries connotations of domination, 統治者(とうちしゃ) is more neutral and commonly used in academic and political writing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 統治者(とうちしゃ)としての責任(せきにん): responsibility as a ruler
  • 統治者(とうちしゃ)の権力(けんりょく): the ruler's power
  • 植民地(しょくみんち)の統治者(とうちしゃ): colonial ruler
  • 優(すぐ)れた統治者(とうちしゃ): an excellent ruler

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 支配者(しはいしゃ): ruler, dominator — implies control or domination, often with a negative nuance
  • 君主(くんしゅ): monarch, sovereign — specifically a hereditary ruler such as a king or emperor
  • 為政者(いせいしゃ): politician in power, statesman — focuses on the person making political decisions
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