Amts-

Ạmts-:

A#mts|adel

m (Hist) non-hereditary nobility who were created peers because of their office

A#mts|an|ma|ßung

f → unauthorized assumption of authority; (= Ausübung eines Amtes) → fraudulent exercise of a public office

A#mts|an|tritt

m ? Amt a → assumption of office/one’s post (Brit) → or position

A#mts|an|walt

m, Ạmts|an|wäl|tin

f prosecuting counsel in relatively minor cases

A#mts|ap|pa|rat

m → official machinery

A#mts|arzt

m, Ạmts|ärz|tin

f → medical officer

a#mts|ärzt|lich

adj Zeugnis → from the medical officer; Untersuchung → by the medical officer

adv Amts- untersucht werden → to have an official medical examination; sich etw Amts- bescheinigen lassen → to get a medical certificate for sth

A#mts|be|fug|nis

f, Ạmts|be|reich

m → area of competence

A#mts|be|zirk

m → area of jurisdiction

A#mts|blatt

nt → gazette

A#mts|bo|te

m, Ạmts|bo|tin

f → official messenger

A#mts|bru|der

m (Eccl) → fellow clergyman

A#mts|dau|er

f → term of office

A#mts|deutsch(e)

nt → officialese

A#mts|die|ner(in)

m(f) → clerk; (= Bote) → messenger

A#mts|eid

m → oath of office; den Amts- ablegen → to be sworn in, to take the oath of office

A#mts|ein|füh|rung

f, Ạmts|ein|set|zung

f → installation, inauguration

A#mts|ent|he|bung

f <-, -en>, (Sw, Aus) Ạmts|ent|set|zung

f <-, -en> → dismissal or removal from office

A#mts|ent|he|bungs|ver|fah|ren

nt (Jur) → impeachment trial

A#mts|er|schlei|chung

f <-, -en> → obtaining office by devious means

A#mts|ge|heim|nis

nt

(= geheime Sache) → official secret

(= Schweigepflicht) → official secrecy

A#mts|ge|richt

nt → ˜ county (Brit) → or district (US) → court

A#mts|ge|richts|rat

m, Ạmts|ge|richts|rä|tin

f → ˜ county (Brit) → or district (US) → court judge

A#mts|ge|schäf|te

pl → official duties pl

A#mts|ge|walt

f → authority

A#mts|hal|te|tas|te

f (am Telefon) → recall button

a#mts|han|deln

vi insep (Aus) → to take official action, to act officially

A#mts|hand|lung

f → official duty; seine erste Amts- bestand darin, … → the first thing he did in office was …

A#mts|hil|fe

f → cooperation between authorities

A#mts|kanz|lei

f (Aus) → office

A#mts|ket|te

f → chain of office

A#mts|kir|che

f → church hierarchy

A#mts|klei|dung

f → robes pl → of office

A#mts|kol|le|ge

m, Ạmts|kol|le|gin

f → opposite number

A#mts|lei|tung

f (Telec) → exchange line

A#mts|mie|ne

f → official air; seine Amts- aufsetzen → to get or go all official (inf)

A#mts|miss|brauch ?

m → abuse of one’s position

A#mts|nach|fol|ger(in)

m(f) → successor (in office)

A#mts|nie|der|le|gung

f → resignation

A#mts|pe|ri|o|de

f → term of office

A#mts|per|son

f → official

A#mts|pflicht

f → official duty

A#mts|rich|ter(in)

m(f) → ˜ county (Brit) → or district (US) → court judge

A#mts|schim|mel

m (hum) → officialdom; den Amts- reiten → to do everything by the book; der Amts- wiehert → officialdom rears its ugly head

A#mts|schwes|ter

f (Eccl) → fellow clergywoman

A#mts|spra|che

f → official language

A#mts|stu|be

f (dated) → office

A#mts|stun|den

pl → hours pl → open to the public

A#mts|tracht

f → robes pl → of office; (Eccl) → vestments pl

A#mts|trä|ger(in)

m(f) → office bearer

A#mts|über|ga|be

f → handing-over of office; bei der Amts- an seinen Nachfolger → when handing over his office to his successor

A#mts|über|nah|me

f ? Amt a → assumption of office/a post (Brit) → or position

A#mts|ver|ge|hen

nt → malfeasance (form)

A#mts|ver|mitt|lung

f (Telec) → connection by the operator

A#mts|ver|wal|ter(in)

m(f) → deputy

A#mts|ver|we|ser(in)

m(f) (old) → deputy

A#mts|vor|gän|ger(in)

m(f) → predecessor (in office)

A#mts|vor|mund

m (Jur) → public guardian

A#mts|vor|mund|schaft

f (Jur) → public guardianship

A#mts|vor|stand

m, Ạmts|vor|ste|her(in)

m(f) ? Amt c → head or chief of a/the department etc

A#mts|wech|sel

m → change in office; (in Behörde) → rotation (in office)

A#mts|weg

m → official channels pl; den Amts- beschreiten → to go through the official channels

A#mts|zei|chen

nt (Telec) → dialling tone (Brit), → dial tone (US)

A#mts|zeit

f → period of office

A#mts|zim|mer

nt → office