Regierung

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German

Etymology

15th century, equivalent to regieren (“to reign”) +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈɡiːrʊŋ/, ,
  • Hyphenation: Re‧gie‧rung
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Noun

Regierung f (genitive Regierung, plural Regierungen)

  1. (politics) government (UK), administration (US)
  2. (politics) the act of governing
    Synonym: Regieren n

Usage notes

  • 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

Declension of Regierung
singular plural
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

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