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Amtsschimmel
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German
Etymology
Perhaps from de Amt Simile (from de la simile similar neuter singular, from la similis), the name of a standardized form used by the bureaucracy of the Austrian Empire. Alternatively, perhaps a reference to the service horses (de Amt official -s- Schimmel white horse) which were provided in Switzerland and elsewhere to government officials.
Pronunciation
de De-Amtsschimmel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.sg
excessive amount of bureaucracy; red tape
Declension
m.sg
Derived terms
de der Amtsschimmel wiehert there is an excessive amount of bureaucracy
de den Amtsschimmel reiten
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