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federal central office
The main administration or headquarters of an organization that operates at the national level (federal level) in Germany. It usually refers to a specific authority or institution.
Die Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung gibt zahlreiche Publikationen zu aktuellen Themen heraus.
The Federal Agency for Civic Education publishes numerous publications on current topics.
The word is composed of 'Bundes-' and 'Zentrale'. 'Bundes-' refers to Germany's national level (the federation), and 'Zentrale' means headquarters. So it is literally the headquarters of an organization at the federal level.
Die Bundeszentrale hat ihren Sitz in Bonn.
The federal central office is based in Bonn.
Very often, the preposition 'für' (for) is used to indicate what the central office is responsible for. This structure is typical for the names of such institutions.
Die Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung warnt vor den Risiken des Rauchens.
The Federal Centre for Health Education warns about the risks of smoking.
This word belongs to formal administrative and official language. It is used when talking about state institutions at the national level.
Ein Antrag muss bei der zuständigen Bundeszentrale eingereicht werden.
An application must be submitted to the responsible federal central office.
federal authority
A Bundesbehörde is generally a government administrative office with responsibility at the federal level. Bundeszentrale, by contrast, refers to the central administration or headquarters of an organization operating nationwide and is usually used for a specific institution.
Die Bundeszentrale koordiniert die Arbeit der Organisation in ganz Deutschland.
The federal central office coordinates the organization’s work throughout Germany.
Die Bundesbehörde ist für diese Verwaltungsaufgabe in ganz Deutschland zuständig.
The federal authority is responsible for this administrative task throughout Germany.
