Commissioner in Korean 🇰🇷

위원 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of the word as composed of two parts: “위” (wi) and “원” (won). Imagine “we” (wi ~ "we") are “one” (won) team in a committee.
• Associate it with official committees—remember that a commissioner is “one” among many decision‐makers.

Explanations:
• 위원 (wiwon) means a member of a committee or commission. It is often used to refer to someone holding an official role on a panel or board.
• The term is built from Sino-Korean elements, where each syllable carries a meaning contributing to the overall idea of a designated member in a governing group.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 멤버 (membeo) – borrowed from the English “member,” used in less formal contexts.
• 위원회 (wiwonhoe) – refers to a committee; while not a direct synonym, it is closely related and shows the collective of 위원.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• In standard usage, 위원 strictly refers to someone in an official committee or commission. It does not commonly have slang meanings.
• Informally, people sometimes shorten names of committees, but the meaning of 위원 remains tied to formal institutional roles.

Example Sentences:
• 그는 환경위원으로 선출되었다.
 (Romanization: Geuneun hwangyeong wiwoneuro seoncholdwaetda.)
 Translation: He was elected as the environmental commissioner.
• 우리 학교 학생회 위원이 행사를 준비하고 있다.
 (Romanization: Uri hakgyo haksaenghoe wiwoni haengsareul junbihago itda.)
 Translation: The school’s student council member is preparing for the event.
• 시 정부 위원들이 정책 결정을 논의했다.
 (Romanization: Si jeongbu wiwondeuri jeongchaek gyeoljeongeul nonuihaetda.)
 Translation: The city government commissioners discussed policy decisions.

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