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die Gebietskörperschaften

regional authorities, local authorities, public corporations

Gemeinden und Kreise sind Gebietskörperschaften.

Municipalities and districts are regional authorities.

((Subject)) to be Gebietskörperschaften are responsible for local administration.

öffentliche Verwaltung (public administration), Behörden (authorities)

Composed of 'Gebiet' (territory, area) + 'Körper' (body) + '-schaft' (a suffix indicating a collective). It literally means a 'territory body'.

Visualize a 'body' (Körper) of government that is responsible for a certain 'territory' (Gebiet).

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