職権(しょっけん)

しょっけん
noun
official authority; authority of office
1. official authority; authority of office
The power or authority that comes with a particular official position or role.
裁判官(さいばんかん)は職権(しょっけん)で調査(ちょうさ)を命(めい)じた。
The judge ordered an investigation by official authority.
職権(しょっけん)を濫用(らんよう)してはならない。
One must not abuse one's official authority.
委員長(いいんちょう)は職権(しょっけん)により会議(かいぎ)を中断(ちゅうだん)した。
The chairperson suspended the meeting by authority of office.

A legal and administrative term referring to the authority inherent in an official position. Frequently used in legal proceedings (courts acting on their own authority) and in discussions of government and organizational power.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 職権(しょっけん)濫用(らんよう): abuse of authority
  • 職権(しょっけん)で: by official authority; ex officio
  • 職権(しょっけん)を行使(こうし)する: to exercise one's authority
  • 職権(しょっけん)調査(ちょうさ): investigation by official authority
  • 職権(しょっけん)免職(めんしょく): dismissal by authority (involuntary)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 権限(けんげん): authority/jurisdiction — the scope of one's power, broader than 職権(しょっけん)
  • 権力(けんりょく): power — more general and abstract, not tied to a specific office
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