ngoại nhậm
Definition
- Noun:
- Out-of-prefecture appointment: An official post or government assignment held in a region outside one's own native district or prefecture, as practiced in historical Vietnamese mandarin bureaucracy.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm vào một chức vụ ngoại nhậm. (He was appointed to an out-of-prefecture post.)
- Chế độ ngoại nhậm nhằm ngăn chặn tham nhũng địa phương. (The out-of-prefecture appointment system aimed to prevent local corruption.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical and academic contexts to describe the administrative practices of pre-modern Vietnam, particularly during the dynastic periods.
Variants and Related Words
- Nội nhậm (n): In-prefecture appointment; an official post held within one's own native district.
- Nội nhậm ít phổ biến hơn so với ngoại nhậm. (In-prefecture appointments were less common than out-of-prefecture ones.)
Synonyms
- External appointment: An assignment to a position outside one's home jurisdiction.
- Provincial posting: A government post in a province other than one's own.
Related Concepts
- Quan chế: The mandarin bureaucratic system.
- Bổ nhiệm: Appointment or commissioning to an official position.