🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Kommunalverwaltung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔm.muˈnaːl.fɛɐ̯ˌvalt.ʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Local Government/ˈloʊ.kəl ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Kommunalverwaltung ist für die Instandhaltung der Straßen zuständig."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The administration of a particular locality by a body of elected officials given that function under the legislation of the state.

    "Local government is responsible for providing essential public services such as waste collection and road maintenance."
  2. 2

    The governing body of a municipality or county.

    "The local government passed a new ordinance regarding community zoning laws."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Middle English 'local', derived from Latin 'localis' (pertaining to a place), with 'government', originating from Old French 'gouvernement' and ultimately the Greek 'kyubernan' (to steer or pilot). Historically evolving in medieval and early modern European administrative systems, it came to specifically designate the lowest tier of public administration below state or national levels.

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