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das Amt (Ämter)
   office (official); post, position; duty, task

Das Auswärtige Amt warnt vor Aufenthalten im Nordosten der Insel Honshu
The (German) Foreign Office warns against stays in the northeast of the [Japanese] island of Honshu.
Der neue Pfarrer der katholischen Kirchengemeinde ist offiziell im Amt.
The new priest of the Catholic parish is officially in office.

Related Words:
amtieren (v.i.) to be in office
amtlich (adj) official
die Ämter der Stadt the town authorities
das Amtsdeutsch officialese
im Amt sein to be in office
das Büro office
der Beamte/die Beamtin official (government worker)
das Finanzamt tax office
das Postamt post office

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