PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electric scissors capable of executing an auxiliary movement by a simple operation, and hardly exerting an influence on a conventional structure or the number of components.SOLUTION: In electric scissors including openable/closable cutting parts 18, 19, and an operation member 22 for executing an opening/closing operation of the cutting parts 18, 19, when the operation member 22 is operated in a prescribed direction, the opening/closing operation is executed, and when the operation member 22 is operated in a direction different from the prescribed direction, an auxiliary movement which is different from the opening/closing operation is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5【課題】シンプルな操作で補助動作を実行させることができ、しかも、従来の構造や部品点数にほとんど影響を与えることがない電動はさみを提供する。【解決手段】開閉可能な刃部１８，１９と、前記刃部１８，１９の開閉動作を実行するための操作部材２２と、を備え、前記操作部材２２が所定の方向に操作されたときに開閉動作を実行し、前記操作部材２２が前記所定の方向とは異なる方向に操作されたときに前記開閉動作とは異なる補助動作を実行する。【選択図】図５
