とうきょく
Toukyoku
当局 (Toukyoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “authorities, relevant authorities, authorities concerned, this office”.
Meanings
- nounauthorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned
- nounthis office
Examples
当局は事実を大衆から隠してきた。
The authorities have been hiding the facts from the public.
当局はその事件の調査に乗り出した。
The authorities started going into the case.
市当局は公害訴訟で主導権をとった。
The city took the initiative in the pollution suit.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).