ปลัด

bpà-làt

Meanings

1NounB2

permanent secretary; chief administrative officer

the senior civil servant heading the administrative side of a ministry; also, a top administrative official in some government bodies

Examples

ปลัดกระทรวงbpà-làt grà-suuangปลัดกระทรวงbpà-làt grà-suuangPermanent Secretary of a ministryแถลงtà-lăengแถลงtà-lăeng1[to] announce formally; make a statement; declare2[to] brief; present information publicly; reportนโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionการบริหารgaan bo-rí-hăanการบริหารgaan bo-rí-hăan1management; administration2governance; public administration3therapy; medical managementบุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-kon1person; individual2personnel (HR context)3people; persons (formal/legal)ฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2version; edition; text3issue; edition; copyใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentสื่อมวลชนsèu muuan chonสื่อมวลชนsèu muuan chon1mass media; the press2journalists; press corps
The ministry’s permanent secretary announced the new personnel administration policy to the media.
2NounB2

deputy district chief; district administrative officer

a senior officer in a district or municipal office, often serving as deputy to the district chief (e.g., ปลัดอำเภอ)

Examples

ปลัดbpà-làtปลัดbpà-làt1permanent secretary; chief administrative officer2deputy district chief; district administrative officer3deputy (title prefix)อำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)มาประชุมmaa bprà-chumมาประชุมmaa bprà-chumcome to attend a meetingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการจัดระเบียบgaan jàt rá-bìiapการจัดระเบียบgaan jàt rá-bìiaporganization; arrangement; regulationตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
The district deputy officer came to meet with villagers about organizing the market.
3NounB2

deputy (title prefix)

a prefix in official titles indicating a deputy to the head of a government office or unit

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ปลัดbpà-làtปลัดbpà-làt1permanent secretary; chief administrative officer2deputy district chief; district administrative officer3deputy (title prefix)ในตำแหน่งnai dtam-nàengในตำแหน่งnai dtam-nàeng1in the position of; in the role of2in position; properly placedราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaan1government service; civil service2official business (of the state)3official; governmentalมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคำนำหน้าชื่อkam nam nâa chêuuคำนำหน้าชื่อkam nam nâa chêuutitle (before a name); honorificเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatบุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-kon1person; individual2personnel (HR context)3people; persons (formal/legal)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เป็นรองbpen rongเป็นรองbpen rong[to] be at a disadvantage; [to] be inferiorหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefหน่วยงานnùuay ngaanหน่วยงานnùuay ngaan1agency; department; bureau2unit (organizational)
The word “ปลัด” in official positions is often used as a prefix to indicate that the person is the deputy head of a unit.