German | English | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amt {n} (offizielle Stellung) [adm.] | office | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | sein Amt antreten | 1. | to come into office | |
| 2. | im Amt sein | 2. | to hold office | |
| 3. | ein Regierungsamt innehaben | 3. | to hold a government office | |
| 4. | ein Amt ablehnen | 4. | to refuse an office | |
| 5. | ein Amt übernehmen | 5. | to assume an office | |
| 6. | von Amts wegen | 6. | ex officio; officially | |
| 7. | für eine Partei usw. kandidieren | 7. | to stand for office for a party etc. | |
| 8. | nicht mehr im Amt sein | 8. | to be out of office | |
| Amt {n} (Dienststelle) [adm.] | administrative office; office; department; agency [Am.] | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Ämter {pl} | 1. | administrative bodies | |
| 2. | das zuständige Amt | 2. | the relevant office | |
| 3. | im Amt | 3. | in office | |
| Büro {n}; Dienstzimmer {n}; Dienstraum {m}; Geschäftszimmer {m}; Amtszimmer {n}; Amtsraum {m}; Amtsstube {f} [adm.] | office | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Büros {pl}; Dienstzimmer {pl}; Diensträume {pl}; Geschäftszimmer {pl}; Amtszimmer {pl}; Amtsräume {pl}; Amtsstuben {pl} | 1. | offices | |
| 2. | Personalbüro {n} | 2. | personnel office | |
| 3. | im Büro | 3. | at the office | |
| Büroraum {m} | office; office accommodation | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Büroräume {pl} | 1. | offices; office accommodation | |
| Dienstsitz {m} | office; usual office; official residence; regular place of work | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| Kontor {n} [obs.]; Handelskontor {n} | office; business office | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Kontore {pl}; Handelskontore {pl} | 1. | offices; business offices | |
| Sekretariat {n} | office; secretary's office; secretariat | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Sekretariate {pl} | 1. | offices; secretary's offices; secretariats | |
| Amtsenthebung {f} [pol.] | removal from office; dismissal from office; discharge from office; recall [Am.] (removal by a petition followed by voting); ouster [Am.] | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | vorläufige Amtsenthebung {f} | 1. | suspension from office | |
| Amtsvorsteher {m}; Amtsvorsteherin {f}; Amtsleiter {m}; Amtleiterin {f}; Amtschef {m}; Amtschefin {f} | head official; head of an office; office head | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Amtsvorsteher {pl}; Amtsvorsteherinnen {pl}; Amtsleiter {pl}; Amtleiterinnen {pl}; Amtschefs {pl}; Amtschefinnen {pl} | 1. | head officials; heads of an office; office heads | |
| Außenministerium {n}; Auswärtiges Amt {n}; Außenamt {n} [pol.] [adm.] | foreign office; ministry of foreign affairs | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten /EDA/ | 1. | Swiss Foreign Office | |
| 2. | britisches Außenministerium | 2. | Foreign and Commonwealth Office /FCO/; Foreign Office (GB) | |
| 3. | amerikanisches Außenministerium | 3. | Department of State; State Department (US) | |
| 4. | australisches Außenministerium | 4. | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (AUS) | |