What does 越権 mean?
越権 is a Japanese noun meaning “overstepping one's authority” in English. It is written as 越権 in kanji, えっけん in hiragana, and ekken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
それは明らかな越権行為だ。
That's clearly overstepping your authority.
課長の越権に部下たちは不満を持った。
The staff were unhappy that the section manager had overstepped his authority.