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.
collective municipality
'Verbandsgemeinde' and 'Verwaltungsgemeinschaft' both have to do with municipalities that handle administrative tasks together. 'Verbandsgemeinde' is a specific form with this name in some German federal states, especially in Rhineland-Palatinate. 'Verwaltungsgemeinschaft' is a more general name for an association of independent municipalities for joint administration. The words can be confused because both work in similar ways. However, the precise term is always the official one used in the particular federal state or municipality.
Die Verwaltungsgemeinschaft erledigt die Aufgaben für mehrere kleine Gemeinden.
The administrative association handles the tasks for several small municipalities.
Bei Fragen zum Bauantrag ruft Tom bei der Verbandsgemeinde an.
Tom calls the collective municipality with questions about the building permit application.