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Genehmigung

approval

noun ge-NAY-mi-goong Rare

Also means

permit

Usage Note

Genehmigung is the general administrative term for official permission to do something otherwise restricted. You beantragen (apply for) and an authority erteilt (grants) it. It underlies countless compounds like Baugenehmigung; the plural is Genehmigungen.

Examples

"Für die Veranstaltung fehlt noch die behördliche Genehmigung."

Natural Translation

The official approval for the event is still missing.

Literal Translation

For the event lacks still the official approval.

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