Behördenleiter
head of an authority or public office
noun be-HOER-den-ly-ter Rare
Usage Note
Behördenleiter refers to the director or chief of a government agency. The feminine form is Behördenleiterin. Used in official correspondence and administrative law contexts to denote the person with ultimate responsibility for an authority.
Examples
"Der Behördenleiter unterzeichnete den Bescheid persönlich."
Natural Translation
The head of the authority signed the notice personally.
Literal Translation
The authority-head signed the notice personally.
Related Words
- Abgeordnetenhaus house of deputies
- Abschiebebescheid deportation order
- Abzeichnungspflicht countersignature requirement; obligation to have a draft initialled by a superior
- Aktenvermerk file note; internal memorandum recorded in an administrative case file
- Aktenzeichen file reference number
- Allparteienkoalition all-party coalition; government formed by all parliamentary parties
- Amt office
- Amtliche Beglaubigung official certification; authentication of a document by a public authority
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