Verteidigungsminister

defence minister

noun fer-TYE-di-gungs-mi-nis-ter Rare

Also means

minister of defence

Usage Note

Verteidigungsminister is the member of the German cabinet responsible for the Bundeswehr. Under the German constitution, command authority shifts to the Bundeskanzler in a state of defence.

Examples

"Die Verteidigungsministerin kündigte eine Erhöhung des Rüstungsbudgets an."

Natural Translation

The defence minister announced an increase in the defence budget.

Literal Translation

The defence-minister announced an increase of-the armament-budget.

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