Regierung
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
15th century, equivalent to regieren (“to reign”) + -ung.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Regierung f (genitive Regierung, plural Regierungen)
- (politics) government (UK), administration (US)
- (politics) the act of governing
- Synonym: Regieren n
Usage notes[edit]
- The German word refers to the persons and bodies in charge of political decision-making, which – in democratic systems, but to a lesser degree also in other systems – are subject to regular change and transition. For government in the sense of “the entirety of a jurisdiction’s political and administrative apparatus”, use Staat.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Regierung [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Regierung | die | Regierungen |
genitive | einer | der | Regierung | der | Regierungen |
dative | einer | der | Regierung | den | Regierungen |
accusative | eine | die | Regierung | die | Regierungen |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Regierung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Regierung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Regierung” in Duden online
Regierung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de