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civil servant
A male person who works in the public service in a special employment relationship, often with protection from dismissal. The female form is 'die Beamtin' (female civil servant).
Er ist Beamter und arbeitet im Finanzamt.
He is a civil servant and works at the tax office.
The word 'Beamter' (civil servant) is closely related to 'das Amt' (office/authority). An 'Amt' is an official position or a public authority in the public service. A 'Beamter' is therefore a person who holds such an office.
Er arbeitet im Amt für öffentliche Ordnung.
He works at the public order office.
'Beamter' (civil servant) is a nominalized adjective and is declined as one. It is 'der Beamte' in the nominative, but 'ein Beamter'. In all other cases and in the plural, the word has the ending '-en' (e.g., 'mit dem Beamten' (with the civil servant), 'die Beamten' (the civil servants)).
Ein Beamter hat mir bei dem Antrag geholfen.
A civil servant helped me with the application.
Common phrases are 'Beamter auf Lebenszeit' (civil servant for life), which means permanent employment, or 'leitender Beamter' (senior civil servant) for a person in a leadership position.
Nach seiner Probezeit wurde er zum Beamten auf Lebenszeit ernannt.
After his probationary period, he was appointed a civil servant for life.
In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, 'Beamte' (civil servants) have a special status in the public service, often associated with high job security and a special duty of loyalty toward the state.
Als Beamter genießt man in Deutschland einen besonderen Kündigungsschutz.
As a civil servant, you enjoy special protection against dismissal in Germany.
employee
A Beamter works in the public service and has a special service relationship. An Angestellter, by contrast, is employed in an employment relationship and receives a salary, and can also work for a government agency. The decisive factor is therefore the type of service or employment relationship.
Herr Koch arbeitet im Amt als Beamter in einem besonderen Dienstverhältnis.
Mr. Koch works at the government office as a civil servant in a special service relationship.
Herr Roth arbeitet im selben Amt als Angestellter und erhält dafür ein Gehalt.
Mr. Roth works at the same government office as an employee and receives a salary for his work.
