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Behörde
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German
Etymology
Derived from the de nds-de - and de gml - verb nds-de behören to belong, for which High German usually uses de gehören. The sense is “responsible institution”.
Pronunciation
de /bəˈhøːɐ̯də/ standard
de /bəˈhœʁdə/ [-hœʁ-] [-hœɐ̯-] common speech
de De-Behörde.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
authority governmental institution
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Behördensprache Behördenwillkür behördlich Landesbehörde
Related terms
de Zubehör
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