Regierung

/ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Regierungen

Meaning

  1. government

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

Obrigkeit

Close synonyms for the ruling authority; Obrigkeit carries a sense of authority imposed from above, Regierung is the neutral institutional word for "government."

Regime

Regierung is the neutral word for a government; Regime implies an authoritarian or illegitimate government, almost always negative.

Similar in other languages

French

gouvernement

gouvernement is the French word for the same thing — both mean "government."

Portuguese

governo

governo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "government."

Practice

1 What does Regierung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ kündigte neue Gesetze an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Regierung?

See also

noun

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