Honorary position - meiyoshoku

A public office in which one is engaged without receiving a salary or remuneration, but is free to have another main occupation. It is the concept of a salaried position, but one can receive compensation for actual expenses and remuneration for work. Under the city and town/village system under the Meiji Constitution, many positions such as town/village mayor and deputy town/village mayor were considered honorary positions. Under the Constitution of Japan, these were abolished and became salaried positions, and certain positions were prohibited.

[Toshiro Fuka]

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ほかに本業をもってよいかわりに、俸給または報酬を受けないで従事する公職。有給職に対する観念であるが、職務に伴う実費弁償や勤務に対する報酬を受け取ることはできる。明治憲法下の市制・町村制の下では、町村長・町村助役など多くの役職が名誉職とされていた。日本国憲法下では廃止され有給職となり、一定の職につくことが禁止された。

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