cục trưởng
Definition
- Noun:
- Head of a bureau/department; director of a department: The title for the person holding the highest leadership position in a "cục" (bureau, department, or directorate), which is a major administrative or professional unit within a ministry, government agency, or large organization.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cục trưởng Cục Hải quan đã chủ trì cuộc họp. (The Director of the Customs Department chaired the meeting.)
- Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm Cục trưởng Cục Đăng kiểm Việt Nam. (He was appointed as the Director of the Vietnam Register.)
- Cục trưởng phải chịu trách nhiệm trước Bộ trưởng. (The Department Director is responsible to the Minister.)
Advanced Usage
- The title is often used in formal, official contexts within government and state administrative systems.
- It is typically capitalized when used as part of an official title preceding the name of the specific bureau (e.g., ).
- When referring to the position in a general sense, it is not capitalized (e.g., ).
Variants and Related Words
- Cục phó (n): Deputy head/director of a bureau/department.
- Cục phó phụ trách các vấn đề kỹ thuật. (The Deputy Director is in charge of technical matters.)
- Vụ trưởng (n): Head/director of a "vụ" (department, often within a ministry, sometimes considered a higher or equivalent level to "cục" depending on the organizational structure).
- Viện trưởng (n): Director of an institute ("viện").
- Giám đốc (n): Director, general director. This is a more general term for a director and can be used for companies, centers, or some agencies, while "cục trưởng" is specific to a "cục".
Synonyms
- Trưởng cục: A less common variant with the same meaning.
- Giám đốc cục: A formal synonym, literally "Director of the Bureau".
Related Phrases / Compound Terms
- Bổ nhiệm cục trưởng: to appoint a department director.
- Quyền cục trưởng: acting department director.
- Chức cục trưởng: the position of department director.