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Geschäftsbereich

ministerial portfolio; area of governmental responsibility assigned to a minister

noun ge-SHEFTS-be-rykh Rare

Also means

business division (in a company)

Usage Note

Geschäftsbereich in government refers to the cluster of agencies formally under a minister's authority, e.g. 'im Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums der Justiz'. In business it denotes a division. Plural: Geschäftsbereiche.

Examples

"Das Bundesamt für Justiz gehört zum Geschäftsbereich des Justizministeriums."

Natural Translation

The Federal Office of Justice falls within the portfolio of the Ministry of Justice.

Literal Translation

The Federal Office of Justice belongs to the portfolio of the Justice Ministry.

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