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委員長
[ wiwonjang ]
「명사」 Noun
• president; chairperson; leader
A chief representative who holds the highest place among members.
working relationships
community & social life
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
委 (위)
–
to entrust, to consign
員 (원)
–
person, member, personnel, official, office-holder, to add, to increase (archaic sense)
長 (장)
–
long, leader, chief, master, person in authority, adult, to grow
Related words
위원
–
member
장
–
head
Neighboring words in the dictionary
위상
위생
위생병
위성
위신
위아래
위업
위원
위원장
위원회
위인
위장
위주
위쪽
위층
위치
위하다
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