Definition

Noun: - The authorities, the incumbent administration: Refers to the governing body or officials currently in power and responsible for a specific area or jurisdiction. This term often implies a formal or official entity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đương cục đã ra thông báo mới về luật giao thông. (The authorities have issued a new notice on traffic laws.)
  • Vấn đề này cần được báo cáo lên đương cục. (This issue needs to be reported to the authorities.)

Advanced Usage

• The term đương cục is formal and is typically used in official, administrative, or journalistic contexts to refer to government bodies or local officials.
• It can sometimes carry a neutral-to-slightly critical connotation depending on context, similar to "the powers that be" in English.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà đương cục: This is a more common and complete form of the term, with the same meaning (the authorities).
  • Nhà đương cục địa phương đang xử lý sự cố. (The local authorities are handling the incident.)

Synonyms

• Chính quyền: government, administration.
• Cơ quan chức năng: competent agencies, functional authorities.
• Giới chức trách: the officials.

Notes on Meaning

• đương cục specifically refers to the authorities who are in charge or in power in a given situation. It does not refer to authorities in a general, historical, or future sense.
• It is not typically used for non-governmental authorities (e.g., school authorities would usually be "ban giám hiệu" or "nhà trường").

noun

1. authorities