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The group of people who exercise political leadership and executive power in a state or country.
Die Regierung hat ein neues Gesetz zur Förderung erneuerbarer Energien verabschiedet.
The government passed a new law to promote renewable energy.
'Die Regierung' (the government) is derived from the verb 'regieren' (to govern). The ending '-ung' turns the action (regieren) into a thing (die Regierung). You will find this pattern in many German nouns.
Die Opposition kritisiert die Art, wie die Kanzlerin regiert.
The opposition criticizes the way the chancellor governs.
In political language, there are fixed combinations with 'Regierung' (government). Common ones are: 'eine Regierung bilden' (to form a government), 'an die Regierung kommen' (to come to power), or 'eine Regierung stürzen' (to overthrow a government).
Nach der Wahl müssen die Parteien eine neue Regierung bilden.
After the election, the parties have to form a new government.
Most of the time, 'die Regierung' means the concrete group of politicians who lead a country (countable). Less often, the word describes the abstract process of governing (uncountable).
Die Regierungen der EU-Länder treffen sich heute in Brüssel.
The governments of the EU countries are meeting in Brussels today.
politics / policy
'die Politik' and 'die Regierung' both belong to the public life of a state. But they are not the same thing. 'die Politik' refers to the whole area of decisions, discussions, goals, and measures for society. 'die Regierung' is the group of people who politically lead a country and implement decisions. They can be confused because a government makes policy. In practical terms: politics or policy is the area or content; the government is the people acting at the top.
Die Regierung stellt morgen ihren Plan für den Haushalt vor.
The government will present its budget plan tomorrow.
Viele Menschen sprechen über die Politik, weil die neuen Regeln ihren Alltag betreffen.
Many people are talking about politics because the new rules affect their everyday lives.