Definition
公职 (gōng zhí) refers to a job in the civil service or government sector — the category of public office. It differs from 职位 (a specific position, maybe in any industry), 职务 (the duties of a post), 公务员 (the person holding a government job), and 公务 (the official business itself). 公职 is a formal, collective term.
noun
civil servicepublic officegovernment job
Examples
- 公职。Hěn duō rén xiǎng zhǎo dào yí fèn wěndìng de gōng zhí.Many people want to find a stable government job.
- 公职。gōng zhí yāoqiú cóngyèzhě pǐnxíng duānzhèng.Public office requires practitioners to have good morals.
- 公职。Tā cízhí hòu bú zài dānrèn rènhé gōng zhí.After resigning, he no longer holds any government position.
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