# das Amt

das Amt is a German noun meaning “agency”. Forms: des Amtes, die Ämter.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Amtes
- Plural: die Ämter

## In other languages

- Русский: должность, место, пост

## Meanings

1. agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)
2. office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant)
3. _in-compounds_ mass; office
4. _Germany · Switzerland · historical_ administrative unit (of a country); district

## Examples

- Ich kandidiere für das Amt des Bürgermeisters. — I ran for the mayor.
- Wollen sie ewig im Amt bleiben? — Do they want to stay in office for ever?
- Ich habe mich noch nie um ein Amt beworben. — I've never run for office.
- Er muss aus dem Amt entfernt werden. — He needs to be removed from office.
- Der Politiker wurde seines Amtes enthoben. — The politician was removed from office.

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