administrative association
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administrative association
An association of several legally independent municipalities in Germany that handle administrative tasks jointly and more efficiently.
Unsere Gemeinde gehört zu einer Verwaltungsgemeinschaft mit fünf weiteren Dörfern.
Our municipality belongs to an administrative association with five other villages.
This long word is easy to understand if you break it down: it consists of 'Verwaltung' (administration) and 'Gemeinschaft' (community/association). The 's' in between is a linking element. So it literally describes a community that shares administrative tasks.
Die Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ist für die Müllabfuhr in mehreren Orten zuständig.
The administrative association is responsible for waste collection in several towns.
Common verbs used with this noun are 'einer Verwaltungsgemeinschaft angehören' (to belong to an administrative association), 'eine Verwaltungsgemeinschaft bilden' (to form an administrative association), or 'aus einer Verwaltungsgemeinschaft austreten' (to leave an administrative association).
Drei kleine Gemeinden haben beschlossen, eine Verwaltungsgemeinschaft zu bilden.
Three small municipalities have decided to form an administrative association.
This is a specific term from German administrative law. It is used to describe the official cooperation of municipalities, not informal groups.
Das Büro der Verwaltungsgemeinschaft befindet sich im größten der drei Dörfer.
The office of the administrative association is located in the largest of the three villages.
office / agency
In some German states, an Amt can refer to a joint administration for several municipalities. A Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is explicitly an association of legally independent municipalities formed to handle administrative tasks jointly. The appropriate term depends on the state’s official organizational structure.
In einem anderen Bundesland übernimmt die Verwaltungsgemeinschaft gemeinsame Aufgaben für mehrere selbstständige Gemeinden.
In another state, the administrative association handles joint tasks for several independent municipalities.
In diesem Bundesland übernimmt das Amt gemeinsame Aufgaben für mehrere selbstständige Gemeinden.
In this state, the administrative office handles joint tasks for several independent municipalities.
