der Verwaltungsapparat
Translation
administrative apparatus, bureaucracy, administration
Examples
Der Verwaltungsapparat des Staates ist sehr komplex.
The state's administrative apparatus is very complex.
Die Reform soll den Verwaltungsapparat effizienter machen.
The reform is intended to make the administrative apparatus more efficient.
Grammar Patterns
the administrative apparatus ((of sth.)) der Verwaltungsapparat ((et2)) The administrative apparatus of the EU is huge.
to reform/simplify ((sth.)) ((et4)) reformieren/vereinfachen They want to simplify the administrative apparatus.
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Etymology
A compound noun from 'Verwaltung' (administration) and 'Apparat' (apparatus).
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'Verwaltung' (administration) + 'Apparat' (apparatus). It's literally the 'apparatus of administration'. Picture a large, complex machine.