Master is a concept of the Juche philosophy that indicates position of man in the world.

In everyday life, the word master is used in different meanings.

One of the meanings is ownership which indicates an owner of land, a house or other things. The other of them is social standing which implies a person who has control and authority over slaves or servants.

In the Juche philosophy, the concept master indicates whether the world dominates man or man dominates the world in accordance with his will and demand. In other words, the concept master contains the philosophical meaning of whether man is in the position of dominating the world or being dominated by the world.