thông lệnh
Definition
- Noun:
- A circular order or directive: An official command, instruction, or directive issued by a superior authority (e.g., a ministry, high-level government body) and circulated to subordinate agencies or departments for compliance. It implies a formal, top-down transmission of mandatory instructions.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bộ đã ban hành một thông lệnh mới. (The Ministry has issued a new circular directive.)
- Thông lệnh này phải được thực hiện ngay lập tức. (This directive must be implemented immediately.)
- Các cơ quan địa phương nhận được thông lệnh từ trung ương. (Local agencies received the circular order from the central authority.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thông lệnh" is considered somewhat archaic or formal in contemporary administrative language. Modern equivalents are more commonly used.
- It specifically denotes an inter-ministerial or inter-agency order, highlighting its function of communicating commands across different branches or levels of a bureaucratic hierarchy.
Variants and Related Words
- Chỉ thị (n): Directive, instruction. A more common modern term for an official order.
- Chỉ thị của Thủ tướng Chính phủ. (The directive of the Prime Minister.)
- Công văn (n): Official dispatch/document. A broader term for official written correspondence.
- Văn bản chỉ đạo (n): Steering document, guiding document.
Synonyms
- Circular order: An order distributed to multiple parties.
- Directive: An official instruction.
- Injunction: An authoritative order.
- Mandate: An official command or authorization.
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