đổng lí

Ông đổng lí đang ký tài liệu quan trọng trên bàn làm việc.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Chief of staff; director of offices: A high-ranking administrative official, often the head of a bureau or cabinet within a government or organizational structure. This term is historical and formal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm đổng lí. (He was appointed as the chief of staff.)
  • Văn phòng của vị đổng lí rất trang trọng. (The office of the director was very formal.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đổng lí" is largely archaic in modern Vietnamese and is primarily encountered in historical texts or formal, bureaucratic contexts from earlier periods, such as during the French colonial administration.

Variants and Related Words

• Thư ký (n): secretary; clerk. A more common, modern term for an administrative officer.

  • Cô ấy làm thư ký cho giám đốc. (She works as a secretary for the director.)

• Chánh văn phòng (n): chief of office; office manager. A contemporary term for a similar high-level administrative role.

  • Chánh văn phòng chủ trì cuộc họp. (The office manager chaired the meeting.)

Synonyms

• Chief of staff: The senior officer responsible for running a headquarters or bureau.
• Director: A person in charge of an organization or a specific department.
• Head of cabinet: The chief administrator of a ministerial cabinet.

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