IKomkhulu elisisixeko (okanye idolophu elikomkhulu okanye singathi nje ikomkhulu) sisixekokazi okanye yidolophu, ebekwe ngokomthetho okanye ngokomgaqo siseko, oko kusenziwa ngurhulumente wesizwe, okanye yindawo ethile yesizwe, njengaseburhulumenteni, kwiphondo okanye kwisizwe. Idla ngokusebenza njengendawo apho kubanjwa khona iindibano zaseburhulumenteni nalapho zikhoyo ii-ofisi zaseburhulumenteni. Uninzi lweenkokheli kunye nabasebenzi baseburhulumenteni basebenza kwikomkhulu ledolophu.