首長(しゅちょう)

しゅちょう
noun
head of a local government; chief
formalpoliticsperson
1. head of a local government (governor, mayor); chief; leader
The elected head of a prefecture, city, town, or village, covering governors and mayors alike. More generally, the head of a group or state, as in 首長国(しゅちょうこく) (emirate).
首長(しゅちょう)選挙(せんきょ)が行(おこな)われた。
Elections for local government heads were held.
県内(けんない)の首長(しゅちょう)が集(あつ)まって会議(かいぎ)を開(ひら)いた。
The mayors from across the prefecture met for a conference.
災害(さいがい)の際(さい)には、自治体(じちたい)の首長(しゅちょう)が避難指示(ひなんしじ)を出(だ)す責任(せきにん)を負(お)う。
In a disaster, the head of the local government is responsible for issuing evacuation orders.

Common collocations

  • 首長(しゅちょう)選挙(せんきょ): election of a governor or mayor
  • 自治体(じちたい)の首長(しゅちょう): head of a local government
  • アラブ首長国連邦(しゅちょうこくれんぽう): the United Arab Emirates

Pronunciation

In news broadcasts and meetings it is often said くびちょう, to keep it apart from the homophone 主張(しゅちょう) (claim, assertion). The dictionary reading is しゅちょう.

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Added 2026.10.17 22:42 · Revised 2026.10.17 22:45
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