lại khoa cấp sự

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A censorial official: In historical Vietnamese bureaucracy, a "lại khoa cấp sự" was a censorial or supervisory official whose duty was to admonish the king and remonstrate when the king acted wrongly or against propriety.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chức vụ lại khoa cấp sự rất quan trọng trong triều đình phong kiến. (The position of lại khoa cấp sự was very important in the feudal court.)
  • Ông ấy giữ chức lại khoa cấp sự, chuyên can gián nhà vua. (He held the post of lại khoa cấp sự, specializing in admonishing the king.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is exclusively used in a historical context to describe a specific type of mandarin in Vietnam's imperial administrative system, often within agencies like the "Lại khoa" (Board of Personnel Inspection) or similar censorial bodies.

Variants and Related Words

• Giám quan (n): censorial official; an umbrella term for officials with supervisory and remonstrating duties.
• Ngự sử (n): censor; another type of official with similar remonstrating functions in a historical context.

Synonyms

• Censor: an official who examines conduct and critiques authority.
• Remonstrator: an official who protests or pleads in opposition.
• Admonishing official: an officer whose duty is to warn and correct.

Related Concepts

• Can gián (v): to admonish, to remonstrate. This describes the primary action performed by a .
• Lại khoa (n): the historical board or department with which this official was associated.