uỷ ban nhân dân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

uỷ ban (“committee”) +‎ nhân dân (“people”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwi˧˩ ʔɓaːn˧˧ ɲən˧˧ zən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwɪj˧˨ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wɪj˨˩˦ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

uỷ ban nhân dân • (委班人民)

  1. a people's committee (local executive branch in Vietnam)

Usage notes
  • In Vietnam, people's committees are the local counterparts of Chính phủ (national level). They are divided into sở (“departments”) at the provincial level and phòng (“wards”) at the district level.

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