重役

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 重役 is read as じゅうやく and is a noun for a company executive or senior manager with substantial decision-making responsibility.
• Basic usage: Specify affiliation with の, as in 会社の重役 and 各部門の重役.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Position, not a literal important role
  • It names a high-ranking corporate officeholder rather than any task that happens to be important.
• Individual and group
  • 会社の重役が can make one executive the subject, while 各部門の重役が集まる presents senior managers from several divisions.