Meaning of 職権(しょっけん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 職権

Kana Reading しょっけん

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Examples of 職権, しょっけん in a sentence

彼は職権を乱用する。

He abuses his authority.
課長は職権を乱用することが好きなようだね。

The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.
このテレビドラマの警官は職権を乱用する汚職警官みたいです。

It seems that the policeman in this TV series is a dirty cop who abuses his authority.

職 JLPT 3

18 strokes

post, employment, work

On'Yomi: ショク, ソク

Kun'Yomi:

権 JLPT 3

15 strokes

authority, power, rights

On'Yomi: ケン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: おもり, かり, はか.る