tổ trưởng
Definition
- Noun:
- Group leader / Team leader: The person who is in charge of a small, organized group or team, often within a larger organization, community, or class. This role involves supervisory duties and responsibility for the group's activities and members.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy là tổ trưởng tổ sản xuất. (She is the production team leader.)
- Tổ trưởng dân phố họp với người dân. (The neighborhood group leader meets with the residents.)
- Trong lớp học, mỗi tổ đều bầu ra một tổ trưởng. (In the classroom, each group elects a group leader.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is commonly used in specific contexts:
- Work/Production: Leader of a small production team or shift in a factory.
- Residential/Community: Leader of a neighborhood cell or block, often a voluntary role in Vietnam's residential management system.
- Education: Leader of a small student group within a classroom.
Variants and Related Words
- Tổ phó (n): Deputy group leader / Assistant team leader.
- Anh ấy làm tổ phó hỗ trợ cho tổ trưởng. (He works as the deputy leader, assisting the team leader.)
Synonyms
- Leader: A person who leads or commands a group.
- Head of a group: The person in charge of a small unit.
- Foreman: A supervisory role, especially in manual or industrial work (context-specific synonym).
Related Terms and Concepts
- Trưởng nhóm: This is a more general term for "team leader" and can often be used interchangeably with "tổ trưởng," though "tổ trưởng" sometimes implies a more formally defined small unit.
- Tổ: Refers to the group, team, or unit itself.