Assistant mayor - Joyaku

Japanese: 助役 - じょやく

〘noun〙① A position that assists the chief. Also, the person in question. ※Western Affairs (1866-70)〈Fukuzawa Yukichi〉 2 "In the courts of each state, one criminal law officer and one clerk are appointed by the government, and two other deputy mayors are elected by the nobility and two by the peasants." ② A special-class local government official who assists the mayor of a city, town, village, special ward, municipal association, or ward of a designated city. They oversee the affairs of the employees in their charge, and act in place of the mayor in the event of an accident or absence. The term of office is four years, and the mayor is appointed with the consent of the assembly. [City and Town/Village System (1888)] ※Hospital Window (1908)〈Ishikawa Takuboku〉 "My husband is an assistant mayor at a village office in the countryside." ③ A position that assists stationmasters and the like within the railway system. Also, the person in question. ※Nature and Life (1900) by Tokutomi Roka, sketchbook "Five or six assistant station workers came running in one after another."

Assistant Mayor

〘noun〙 A role that helps people with their work. A role that helps a supervisor. Also, that person. Assistant.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 主任者を補佐する役。また、その人。※西洋事情（1866‐70）〈福沢諭吉〉二「一州の裁判所にて刑法官一名書記官一名は政府より命ずる者にて外に二名の助役は貴族これを選挙し又二名は農民これを選挙す」② 市町村・特別区・市町村組合・指定都市の区などにおいて、長を補佐する特別職の地方公務員。職員の担任する事務を監督し、長に事故があるとき、または長が欠けたとき、その職務を代理する。任期は四年、長が議会の同意を得て任命。〔市制及町村制（明治二一年）（1888）〕※病院の窓（1908）〈石川啄木〉「亭主は田舎の村役場の助役をして居るので」③ 鉄道に置かれる職制の中で、駅長などを補助する職。また、その人。※自然と人生（1900）〈徳富蘆花〉写生帖「助役(ジョヤク)駅夫五六人ばらばらと走り来れり」