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head; chief

NounSino-Korean: 班長

  1. 1

    head; chief

    A person who represents a small group organized for a specific purpose.

    Korean definition: 어떤 목적을 가지고 조직한 작은 규모의 단체를 대표하는 사람.

    • Mr. Park was the head of the afternoon shift team at the factory.

    • Mr. Kim, the head of apartment security, gathered the guards and urged them to focus on security.

  2. 2

    head of ban

    A person who represents the local administrative unit, 'ban' or district under 'tong' or village.

    Korean definition: 지방 행정 구역의 단위인 ‘반’을 대표하는 사람.

    • The dong chief and the ban heads held a village meeting.

    • Jaeseok's father, head of Ban 3 in Tap village, received a call from the dong chief early in the morning.

  3. 3

    class president

    A person who represents his/her class in school.

    Korean definition: 학교에서 학급을 대표하는 사람.

    • Seunggyu became class president.

    • He had such leadership that he was class president for all three years of high school.