The Examination Yuan III

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The Examination Yuan is responsible for matters relating to examination, employment, registration, service ratings, salary scales, promotion and transfer, tenure, commendation, and pecuniary aid.

Under the Examination Yuan are the Ministry of Examination, the Ministry of Civil Service, the Civil Service Protection and Training Commission, the Supervisory Board of the Public Service Pension Fund, and the Central Personnel Administration.

Article 83 of the Constitution of the ROC states:
考試院為國家最高考試機關，掌理考試、任用、銓敘、考績、級俸、陞遷
、保障、褒獎、撫卹、退休、養老等事項。
The Examination Yuan shall be the highest examination organ of the State and shall have charge of matters relating to examination, employment, registration, service ratings, salary scales, promotion and transfer, tenure, commendation, pecuniary aid in case of death, retirement and old age.

Vocabulary
考試院 [Kǎoshìyuàn] /Examination Yuan/
為 [wéi] /是/is/
國家 [guójiā] /country/nation/
最高 [zuìgāo] /highest/highest-level/
機關 [jīguān] /organ/mechanism/
掌理 [zhǎnglǐ] /in charge of/
任用 [rènyòng] /employment/
銓敘 [quánxù]] /registration/
考績 [kǎojī] /service rating/
級俸 [jífèng] /scales of salary/
陞遷 [shēngqiān] /promotion and transfer/
保障 [bǎozhàng] /security of tenure/
褒獎 [bāojiǎng] /commendation/
撫卹 [fǔxù] /pecuniary aid in case of death/
退休 [tuìxiū] /retirement (from work)/
養老 [yǎnglǎo] /provide for the elderly/
等 [děng] /et cetera/and so on/
事項 [shìxiàng] /(n) matter; item/