官僚
かんりょう
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
Example sentences
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His resignation left a vacancy in the cabinet.
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The government official spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity.
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The bureaucrats maintain solid ties with the gigantic corporations.
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In fact, this is a major means of bureaucratic control.
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Despite your best efforts, your bureaucratic work was not rewarded.
More examples (4)
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Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.
日本の官僚達は国家が破綻するまで天下りを続けて税金をむさぼる国賊に過ぎない！
Japanese bureaucrats are nothing but traitors to the country who covet our tax money and will continue the practice of amakudari until the country is bankrupt.
リクルート事件は、値上がり確実であったリクルートコスモス社の未公開株を賄賂として受け取ったとして、政治家や官僚らが次々に逮捕された日本の汚職事件である。
The Recruit scandal is a corruption scandal concerning public officials and politicians who accepted as bribes undisclosed shares from the RecruitCoscom company. The shares had been rising steadily.
行政指導が広範囲に用いられることは、日本特有のやり方だと考えられている。これにより、官僚は民間に対して、ああしろ、こうしろ、ああするな、こうするな、という強い権限を法律の裏づけなしに行使することができる。
The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.