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transport ministry
The highest authority of a state or federal state responsible for the planning, construction, and administration of transport routes as well as for the regulation of traffic.
Das Verkehrsministerium hat neue Richtlinien für den Ausbau der Autobahnen erlassen.
The transport ministry has issued new guidelines for expanding the highways.
This word is made up of three parts: 'der Verkehr' (traffic/transport), the linking -s, and 'das Ministerium' (ministry). So it literally refers to the ministry responsible for transport.
Das Bundesverkehrsministerium hat seinen Sitz in Berlin.
The Federal Ministry of Transport is based in Berlin.
As an authority, the word is often combined with verbs that describe the actions of a government institution. Typical phrases are: 'das Verkehrsministerium plant/entscheidet/kündigt an' (the transport ministry plans/decides/announces).
Das Verkehrsministerium plant eine Reform der Straßenverkehrsordnung.
The transport ministry is planning a reform of the road traffic regulations.
The term 'Verkehrsministerium' (transport ministry) belongs to formal language and is mainly used in the news, in politics, and in official documents.
Die Opposition kritisierte die Pläne des Verkehrsministeriums scharf.
The opposition sharply criticized the transport ministry's plans.
transport minister
'der Verkehrsminister' and 'das Verkehrsministerium' both belong to the area of politics and transport. The transport minister is a person in the government. He or she heads the department and makes political decisions. The transport ministry, on the other hand, is the authority with many employees that deals with planning, administration, and rules in transport. Learners may confuse the words because they sound very similar and often appear in the same news reports. A simple guide is: the minister is the person, the ministry is the institution.
Das Verkehrsministerium prüft, ob die alte Brücke noch sicher ist.
The transport ministry is checking whether the old bridge is still safe.
Der Verkehrsminister kündigte neue Regeln für den Bahnverkehr an.
The transport minister announced new rules for rail transport.