South Korean parliamentarians are equivalent to China's deputies to the National People's Congress. Korean civil servants refer to all personnel who work in state organs and state-owned enterprises such as state administrative organs, parliaments and courts.

South Korean parliamentarians have relatively great power, but this power is a collective right, not an individual right.

Civil servants refer to staff members who perform public duties according to law and are included in the state administrative establishment, and their wages and benefits are borne by the state finance.