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Verwaltungsebene

level of government; administrative tier

noun fer-VAL-tungs-ay-be-ne Rare

Usage Note

Verwaltungsebene refers to one of the hierarchical tiers of public administration — federal (Bund), state (Land), district (Landkreis) and municipal (Gemeinde). Each tier has its own competences under the German federal structure. Citizens often encounter questions of which Verwaltungsebene is responsible for a given service.

Examples

"Bildungspolitik ist auf Länderebene geregelt, also auf der staatlichen Verwaltungsebene."

Natural Translation

Education policy is regulated at state level, i.e. at the state administrative tier.

Literal Translation

Education-policy is regulated at Länder-level, thus at the state administrative-tier.

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