首 脳 陣(しゅのうじん)

しゅのうじん

noun

the top leadership; senior management

1. the top leadership; the senior management team

The group of people at the very top of an organization, taken as a body: a company's executives, a party's leaders, or a team's coaching staff. Used when the whole leadership acts together.

首脳陣(しゅのうじん)が交代(こうたい)した。

The top leadership was replaced.

会社(かいしゃ)の首脳陣(しゅのうじん)が緊急(きんきゅう)の会議(かいぎ)を開(ひら)いた。

The company's senior management held an emergency meeting.

新(あたら)しい首脳陣(しゅのうじん)のもとで、会社(かいしゃ)の方針(ほうしん)は大(おお)きく変(か)わった。

Under the new leadership, the company's direction changed considerably.

Formed from 首脳(しゅのう) (a top leader) plus the collective suffix 〜陣(じん). Because 〜陣(じん) makes the word plural and collective, it cannot refer to one executive; for that, use 首脳(しゅのう) or a specific title.

Common collocations

首脳陣(しゅのうじん)が交代(こうたい)する: for the leadership to change hands
首脳陣(しゅのうじん)の判断(はんだん): the leadership's decision
首脳陣(しゅのうじん)に加(くわ)わる: to join the senior ranks
球団(きゅうだん)の首脳陣(しゅのうじん): a baseball team's front office and coaching staff

Similar words

経営陣(けいえいじん): the management team — business only, emphasizes running the company
幹部(かんぶ): executives, senior officials — countable and usable of one person

Related Words

Related: 報道陣(ほうどうじん)

Compare: 経営陣(けいえいじん) (the management team)

Compare: 幹部(かんぶ) (executives, senior officials)

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Added 2026.8.10 18:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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