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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyogam
"교감 선생님이 조회 시간에 전달사항을 말씀하셨다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An educational administrator who assists the principal and acts as head of a school in their absence.
"The vice-principal met with the parents to discuss the student's attendance record." - 2
A deputy or second-in-command to a college or university principal or head.
"She was appointed as the vice-principal of the academic institute last autumn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the prefix 'vice-' (derived from Latin 'vicis', meaning 'in place of' or 'second in command') with 'principal' (from Latin 'principalis', meaning 'first' or 'chief'). It emerged in the 19th century within North American educational administration to designate the second-highest ranking administrative official in a school.
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produit proviseur adjoint
Transliteration: /pʁɔ.vɥizœʁ a.dʒwɛ̃/
Script: proviseur adjoint
"Le proviseur adjoint a géré l'emploi du temps des élèves."
Konrektor
Transliteration: /ˈkɔnʁɛktoːɐ̯/
"Der Konrektor vertrat den Schulleiter während dessen Abwesenheit."
vicepreside
Transliteration: /ˌvitʃeˈprɛzide/
"Il vicepreside ha coordinato le attività extracurriculari."
subdirector
Transliteration: /suβdiˈrektoɾ/
"El subdirector se encargó de la disciplina en el patio."
vice-diretor
Transliteration: /ˈvis.i di.ɾeˈtoɾ/
"O vice-diretor organizou a reunião com os professores."
उप-प्राचार्य
Transliteration: up-pracharya
"उप-प्राचार्य ने नए छात्रों का स्वागत किया।"
副校长
Transliteration: fù xiào zhǎng
"副校长负责学校的日常行政工作。"
교감
Transliteration: gyogam
"교감 선생님이 조회 시간에 전달사항을 말씀하셨다."
教頭
Transliteration: kyōtō
"教頭先生が学校行事の計画を説明した。"
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