chính phủ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chính-phủ, chánh phủ, chánh-phủ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 政府, composed of 政 (“government”) and 府 (“organ of state power”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ fu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ fʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥ fʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

chính phủ

1. (formal) a national executive administration; executive government; executive branch

   Chính phủ Mĩ ― the US (executive) government

2. (figurative) a government (in general)

Usage notes

• In Vietnam, Chính phủ is only the executive branch of the government, as opposed to the legislative branch known as Quốc hội (“National Assembly”) and the judicial branch known as Toà án Nhân dân Tối cao (“Supreme People's Court”). It is divided into bộ (“ministries”). It is headed by a thủ tướng (“prime minister”). Its local counterparts are called uỷ ban nhân dân (“people's committee”).

See also

• nội các (“cabinet”)
• nhà nước (“government”)
• chính quyền (“local government”)