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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

官员

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guān yuán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Officeholder/ˈɒf.ɪsˌhəʊl.dər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"现任官员正在就预算问题接受质询。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who holds a public office or an official position in an organization, government, or institution.

    "The current officeholder announced that she will not seek re-election next term."
  2. 2

    Someone who occupies a paid administrative or executive role within a corporate or religious hierarchy.

    "High-ranking officeholders are expected to adhere to strict ethical guidelines regarding transparency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of the English words 'office' (derived from Latin 'officium', meaning service, duty, or function) and 'holder' (from Old English 'healdan', meaning to hold or keep). It emerged in the early 19th century in American and British political lexicons to designate an individual currently in possession of an official position or public trust.

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