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Behörde.

authority (governmental institution)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈhøːɐ̯də/standard/bəˈhœʁdə/[-hœʁ-][-hœɐ̯-]
  1. authority (governmental institution)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Derived from the German Low German and Middle Low German verb behören (“to belong”), for which High German usually uses gehören. The sense is “responsible institution”.

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