administration / management
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management
The activity of organizing, planning, and carrying out tasks necessary for running an institution, company, or authority; administration.
Die Verwaltung der Finanzen erfordert große Sorgfalt.
The management of the finances requires great care.
The word 'Verwaltung' (administration/management) is derived from the verb 'verwalten' (to administer/manage). The ending '-ung' turns the verb into a feminine noun (die Verwaltung) that describes the activity or the institution.
Er verwaltet das Vermögen seiner Familie.
He manages his family's assets.
You can recognize the meaning from context: 'die Verwaltung von etwas' (the management of something) is the activity. 'Zur Verwaltung gehen' (to go to the administration office) means the department. 'Für die öffentliche Verwaltung arbeiten' (to work for public administration) means the state institution.
Die Verwaltung des Projekts war sehr komplex.
The management of the project was very complex.
When 'Verwaltung' (management/administration) describes the activity, the object often follows in the genitive (formal) or with 'von' + dative (more common in spoken language).
Die Verwaltung der Firmendaten ist seine Hauptaufgabe.
The management of the company data is his main task.
In the context of state institutions, the combinations 'öffentliche Verwaltung' (public administration) and 'kommunale Verwaltung' (municipal administration) are very common. The expression 'in der Verwaltung arbeiten' (to work in administration) is also typical.
Nach ihrem Studium hat sie eine Stelle in der öffentlichen Verwaltung gefunden.
After her studies, she found a position in public administration.
politics / policy
'die Politik' and 'die Verwaltung' both have to do with the state, a city, or a municipality. 'die Politik' decides on goals, rules, and laws. 'die Verwaltung' puts many of these rules into practice, processes applications, and organizes public services. Learners may confuse the words because both occur in the public sector. A simple difference is: politics decides, public administration implements.
Für den Kurs schickt die Verwaltung die Anmeldung per E-Mail.
For the course, the administration sends the registration by email.
Die Politik diskutiert heute über günstigere Busse in der Stadt.
Politicians are discussing cheaper buses in the city today.