Regierung
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Derived 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
