선임

seonim · [서님]

seniority · predecessor · appointing · electing

noun

Meanings

서님 · noun

  1. seniorityThe state of taking a certain assignment, job, etc., earlier than others.
  2. predecessorThe person who was in charge of a certain job before one takes it over.

서ː님 · noun

  1. appointing; electingThe act of choosing a person to be in charge of a task or position.

Written Forms

선임Hangul
先任Hanja
選任Hanja

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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