 | English  | German | |
 | contumacious {adj} [archaic] [stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority] | 227 aufsässig | |
| appropriate {adj} [body, authority] | 207 zuständig | |
| educ. titular {adj} [without real authority] | 97 Ehren- | |
| obedient {adj} [to authority] | 41 obrigkeitshörig | |
| admin. issuing {adj} [e.g. authority] | 26 ausstellend [z. B. Behörde] | |
| port {adj} [attr.] [e.g. authority, map, police, tour, town] | 18 Hafen- [z. B. Behörde, Plan, Polizei, Rundfahrt, Stadt] | |
| sovereign {adj} [supreme in authority] | 18 herrschaftlich [selten] [im Besitz der absoluten Herrschaft] | |
| titular {adj} [without real authority] | 8 nominell | |
| admin. pol. local {adj} [e.g. administration, authority, elections, law, politician] | Kommunal- [z. B. Verwaltung, Behörde, Wahl, Recht, Politiker] | |
| relig. magisterial {adj} [having doctrinal authority] | lehramtlich [das kirchliche Lehramt betreffend] | |
| magisterial {adj} [showing authority] | magistral [bes. schweiz.] [beeindruckend, gebieterisch] | |
| relig. spec. stavropegial {adj} [under the direct authority of a primate] | stavropigial | |
| Verbs |
| to assert sth. [authority etc.] | 2592 etw. durchsetzen | |
| to keep sth. [preserve; e.g. authority, reputation] | 1427 etw. wahren | |
| to warrant sb. [give authority, power] | 632 jdn. bevollmächtigen | |
| to diminish [price, authority] | 93 herabsetzen | |
| to invest [obs.] [with rank or authority] | 46 einsetzen [in ein Amt] | |
| Nouns |
| admin. administration [governing authority] | 2516 Verwaltung {f} | |
| law jurisdiction [to be within a court's authority] | 2022 Rechtsprechung {f} [der Rechtsprechung eines Gerichts unterliegen] | |
| admin. administration [governing authority] | 783 Verwaltungsbehörde {f} | |
| law jurisdiction [range of authority] | 315 Zuständigkeit {f} | |
| repudiation [of a debt, authority] | 206 Nichtanerkennung {f} [Schulden, Autorität] | |
| admin. pol. administration [governing authority] | 179 Behörde {f} | |
| law jurisdiction [range of authority] | 142 Zuständigkeitsbereich {m} | |
| remit [formal] [area of authority or responsibility] | 142 Auftrag {m} [Zuständigkeit, Verantwortungsbereich] | |
| bailiwick [fig.] [area of authority] | 106 Zuständigkeitsbereich {m} | |
| power [authority to do sth.] | 46 Befugnis {f} | |
| econ. law [authority to act as a (non-managing) director] | 33 Prokura {f} | |
| province [fig.] [area of authority] | 33 Kompetenzbereich {m} | |
| writ [authority] | 32 Macht {f} | |
| admin. pol. jawboning [Am.] [persuasion by one's position or authority] | 18 Seelenmassage {f} [ugs.] | |
| jobsworth [Br.] [coll.] [pej.] [overbearing petty authority figure] | 14 Überzwerg {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Bürokrat] | |
| admin. [regional authority in Baden-Württemberg and Hessen] | 13 Regierungspräsidium {n} [mittlere Landesbehörde in Baden-Württemberg und Hessen] | |
| mil. pass [written authority] | 9 Urlaubsschein {m} | |
| educ. [senior school authority, Germany] | 8 Oberschulamt {n} | |
| pol. Bundesrat [upper house of the German or Austrian legislative or the chief executive authority of Switzerland] | 7 Bundesrat {m} | |
| mistress [a woman in a position of authority] | 7 Mistress {f} [Hausfrau, Herrin oder Lehrerin] [veraltet] | |
| admin. [director of an intermediate regional authority between the administration of a Bundesland and that of a Kreis] | 6 Regierungspräsident {m} [in Deutschland] | |
| admin. educ. [education authority in an Austrian state] | 6 Landesschulrat {m} [österr.] [in Wien: Stadtschulrat] | |
| law [German authority in charge of fines] | 6 Bußgeldstelle {f} | |
| admin. hist. [regulation on the delegation of authority concerning land conveyance permissions] | 5 Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung {f} <GrundVZÜV> [existierte 2003-2007] | |
| [authority charged with the reallocation and consolidation of agricultural land holdings] | Flurbereinigungsbehörde {f} | |
|  [Federal Motor Transport Authority] [Germany] | Kraftfahr-Bundesamt {n} [FALSCH für: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt] | |
| hist. law spec. [imperial town administered by intermediate authority, e.g. the nobility] | Mediatstadt {f} | |
| law [measures prescribed by the planning approval authority to protect or compensate the rights of property owners affected by public construction measures] | Schutzauflage {f} [Verwaltungsrecht] | |
| admin. naut. [port authority responsible for surveillance and attending to issues of security] | Hafenaufsicht {f} | |
| admin. naut. [port authority responsible for surveillance and attending to issues of security] | Hafenwache {f} | |
| med. naut. [port authority that ensures health regulations are met onboard vessels] | Hafengesundheitsbehörde {f} | |
| admin. hist. [prince with the authority to convene the states in his circle] [Holy Roman Empire] | kreisausschreibender Fürst {m} [Heiliges Römisches Reich] | |
| admin. hist. prefecture [administrative authority for part of an empire] | Statthalterei {f} [österr.] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| ex cathedra {adj} {adv} [with authority] | maßgebend | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to drag sb. before sb. [esp. before a person of authority] | jdn. vor jdn. schleifen [bes. vor Autoritätsperson] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| fin. advance ruling [from tax authority] | verbindliche Auskunft {f} | |
| admin. approval agency [agency with authority to approve sth.] | Zulassungsbehörde {f} | |
| admin. constr. building department [building authority] | Baubehörde {f} | |
| law crown witness [also fig.: main authority] | Kronzeuge {m} [auch fig.] | |
| law full competence [authority] | Allzuständigkeit {f} | |
| higher-up [coll.] [person in authority] | höheres Tier {n} [ugs.] | |
| hunting hunting permit [authority to hunt within a particular area of Government land and forests; Germany] | Begehungsschein {m} [veraltet] [Jagderlaubnisschein] | |
| comp. QM maintenance agency <MA> [registration authority] | Registrierungsstelle {f} | |
| admin. official vehicle [of a public authority] | Behördenfahrzeug {n} | |
| admin. Unverified public communications {pl} [of an authority] | Informationsleistung {f} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| pol. as second chamber {adv} [in a bicameral legislative authority] | als Zweitrat [schweiz.] | |
| from on high {adv} [idiom] [from a remote higher authority or from heaven] | von ganz oben [von höchster Instanz] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to chip away at sth. [fig.] [a system, sb.'s authority] | etw.Akk. unterminieren [fig.] [ein System, jds. Autorität] | |
| to lodge useless complaints [The "Salzamt" or "salt authority" was abolished in the 1800s] | sichAkk. beim Salzamt beschweren [österr.] [hum.] [Redewendung] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| admin. approval of plans [by an authority] | Plangenehmigung {f} | |
| admin. lower water authority [regional water authority] | untere Wasserbehörde {f} | |
| hist. Property Transactions Office [NS-authority for the compulsory acquisition of Jewish properties in Austria 1938-1945] | Vermögensverkehrsstelle {f} <VVSt> [NS-Behörde zur Enteignung jüdischen Vermögens in Österreich 1938-1945] | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| at a higher level {adj} [postpos.] [authority etc.] | übergeordnet | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to kick against the pricks [oppose authority] | wider den Stachel löcken [geh.] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| admin. pol. powers of (the) office [authority exercised by officials] | Amtsbefugnisse {pl} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| admin. law of / on one's own motion {adv} [of the authority's motion] | von Amts wegen | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| idiom to give chapter and verse for sth. [fig.] [to give the exact authority of a statement] | etw. hieb- und stichfest belegen | |
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