Senate Department
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Senate Department
The highest administrative authority in the German city-states of Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen. In function, a Senate Department corresponds to a ministry in the territorial states.
Die Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie ist für die Schulen in Berlin zuständig.
The Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family is responsible for schools in Berlin.
The word consists of 'der Senat' (government of a city-state), the linking element '-s-', and 'die Verwaltung' (administration). So it refers to the administration that belongs to the Senate.
Er arbeitet in einer Abteilung der Senatsverwaltung.
He works in a department of the Senate Department.
This term is used exclusively for the highest authorities of the German city-states Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen. In other federal states, people instead speak of a 'Ministerium' (ministry).
In Bayern gibt es keine Senatsverwaltung, sondern Staatsministerien.
In Bavaria there is no Senate Department, but rather state ministries.
As with ministries, the area of responsibility is indicated with the preposition 'für' (for). For example, people speak of the 'Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen' (Senate Department for Finance) or the 'Senatsverwaltung für Kultur' (Senate Department for Culture).
Die neue Regelung kommt von der Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt.
The new regulation comes from the Senate Department for the Environment.
ministry
Both words refer to the highest government authority responsible for a political area. „Ministerium“ is the usual term in a territorial state or at the national level. In a German city-state, the corresponding authority is called „Senatsverwaltung“; there, this institutional term is more appropriate.
Die Berliner Senatsverwaltung stellte den neuen Bildungsplan vor.
The Berlin Senate Department presented the new education plan.
Das bayerische Ministerium stellte den neuen Bildungsplan vor.
The Bavarian ministry presented the new education plan.
