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In der Regel wurde dieses Amt innerhalb einer Familie
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vererbt .

As a rule, this office was inherited within a family.

Es war das höchste militärische Amt in Portugal

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It was the highest military office in Portugal.

Das Amt setzt sich danach mit dem „ Rat für kulturelle Angelegenheiten “ in Verbindung .

The Office then contacts the "Council for Cultural Affairs".

In dieser wurde Molinari in seinem Amt als Vorsitzender bestätigt .

In this, Molinari was confirmed in his office as chairman.

Sein bisheriges Amt übernahm Bernadette Jordan

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Bernadette Jordan took over his previous office.

Während seines ersten Jahres im Amt richtete er
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eine Verkaufssteuer in Höhe von einem Prozent ein
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During his first year in office, he set up a sales tax of one percent.

(neuter, strong) agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)
(neuter, strong) office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant)
(in-compounds, neuter, strong) mass; office
(Germany, Switzerland, historical, neuter, strong) administrative unit (of a country); district

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/amt/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with Swedish

Cognate with Finnish

Cognate with English

In summary

From Middle High German ambahte, ambehte, ambet, ammet, ampt, ambt, amt, from Old High German ambahti, ambaht, from Proto-West Germanic *ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The Middle High German contracted form amb(e)t developed quite regularly, via also attested ammet or ambt, into modern German Amt. Cognate with Dutch ambacht and ambt, Swedish ämbete, and Finnish ammatti, as well as English ambassador and embassy.