đương quyền
Definition
Adjective:
- Currently in power / incumbent: Refers to a person, group, or authority that currently holds official power, office, or governing responsibility.
- Reigning / present: Describes the existing, active holders of authority at a given time.
Noun:
- The authorities / the incumbent powers: Used collectively to refer to the people or bodies currently holding governmental or institutional power.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Tổng thống đương quyền sẽ có bài phát biểu quan trọng. (The incumbent president will give an important speech.)
- Chính phủ đương quyền đã thông qua luật mới. (The current government has passed a new law.)
Noun:
- Nhà đương quyền đang nỗ lực kiểm soát lạm phát. (The authorities are trying to control inflation.)
- Các đề xuất phải được sự chấp thuận của nhà đương quyền. (The proposals require approval from the incumbent powers.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a formal, administrative, or political tone and is commonly used in news, legal, and official contexts to distinguish present office-holders from previous or future ones.
Variants and Related Words
- Chính quyền đương nhiệm (n): The incumbent administration.
- Chính quyền đương nhiệm chịu trách nhiệm về sự cố. (The incumbent administration is responsible for the incident.)
Synonyms
- Incumbent: Currently holding an office or position.
- Reigning: Currently exercising power (often used for monarchs).
- Present: Existing or in operation now (in the context of authority).
Related Idioms
- While "đương quyền" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is a key component in formal phrases describing the structure of power, such as "nhà cầm quyền đương thời" (the ruling powers of the time).