「こうてつ」でした!
「更迭(こうてつ)」とは、役職にある人を替えること、特に地位の高い人を辞めさせて、別の人をその職に就かせることを意味します。単なる人事異動ではなく、多くは不祥事や責任問題など、否定的な理由によって、その職を解かれる場合に用いられます。漢字の「更」は「かえる」、「迭」は「かわるがわる」「かえる」という意味を持ち、役職を替えることを表しています。
「不祥事の責任を取って、大臣が更迭された」「業績不振を理由に、社長が更迭された」……のように使われます。組織において、責任を明確にするために行われる人事措置を指す言葉です。
この機会に、読み方と意味をしっかり覚えておきましょう。
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