hội tề
Definition
- Noun (Historical):
- Collaborative administration: A term referring to the puppet government or administrative council established by French colonists in occupied villages of southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ) during the colonial period and the First Indochina War.
- Collaborationist council: Specifically denotes the local governing body composed of Vietnamese collaborators who administered villages under French control, often against the resistance forces.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chính quyền thực dân đã thành lập hội tề để cai trị làng xã. (The colonial government established a hội tề to rule the villages.)
- Nhiều thành viên hội tề đã bị xét xử sau khi kháng chiến thành công. (Many hội tề members were tried after the successful resistance.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in a historical and negative context, implying betrayal and collaboration with an occupying force. It is not used in contemporary governance.
Variants and Related Words
- Chánh hội tề (n): The chief or head of the council.
- Chánh hội tề là người có quyền lực trực tiếp dưới sự chỉ đạo của Pháp. (The chief of the hội tề was the person with direct power under French direction.)
Synonyms
- Puppet government: A government controlled by an outside power.
- Collaborationist administration: A governing body that cooperates with an enemy occupier.
Related Idioms
- Làm tay sai cho hội tề: To act as a henchman for the .
- Hắn bị dân làng khinh vì làm tay sai cho hội tề. (He was despised by the villagers for acting as a henchman for the hội tề.)