day 37government and politics

government and politics

Report events in formal news style with -는 가운데 (amid, while), and talk about elections, support, the authorities and government offices in a neutral way.

today’s words

• 정치가 jeongchiga · politician
• 당선 dangseon · being elected, winning (an election)
• 과반수 gwabansu · majority, more than half
• 지지 jiji · support
• 진영 jinyeong · camp, side
• 보수 bosu · conservatism, the conservative side
• 보수적 bosujeok · conservative
• 파 pa · faction, school (of thought)
• 주도 judo · lead, leadership
• 초대 chodae · the first (holder of a post)
• 공식적 gongsikjeok · official
• 선언 seoneon · declaration
• 당국 dangguk · the authorities
• 관공서 gwangongseo · government office, public office
• 관청 gwancheong · government office (historical)
• 구청 gucheong · district office
• 기구 gigu · organisation, body
• -국 -guk · -국: bureau, office (사무국)
• 국세청 guksecheong · National Tax Service
• 법무부 beommubu · Ministry of Justice
• 국방부 gukbangbu · Ministry of National Defence
• 통계청 tonggyecheong · Statistics Korea
• 경찰청 gyeongchalcheong · National Police Agency
• 자치 jachi · self-government
• 감사 gamsa · audit, inspection

sentences

• 비가 내리는 가운데 많은 시민이 투표에 참여했다. · Amid the rain, many citizens turned out to vote.
• 정부 당국은 오늘 공식적인 입장을 밝혔다. · The government authorities stated their official position today.
• 관공서는 주말에 문을 열지 않는다. · Government offices don’t open at weekends.
• 옛날에는 관청에서 세금을 걷었다. · In the old days, taxes were collected by the government office.
• 회의에서 의견이 두 파로 나뉘었다. · Opinion at the meeting was split into two camps.