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jabatan.

position, post, function

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒaˈbatan/Standard-Indonesian[d͡ʒaˈba.t̪an]Standard-Indonesian

  1. position, post, function

  2. office (a position within an organization with specific duties and rights attached)

    Menteri meminta untuk tidak memberikan jabatan kepada para aparatur sipil negara (ASN) yang terpapar radikalisme, narkoba, serta korupsi

  3. tenure, incumbency (a status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency)

  4. tenure (a status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution)

  5. office, service

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay jabatan (“office”), from jabat + -an. Doublet of jawatan.

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