# der Grüßaugust

der Grüßaugust is a German noun meaning “a receptionist etc.”. Forms: des Grüßaugusts, die Grüßauguste.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Grüßaugusts
- Plural: die Grüßauguste

## Meanings

1. _derogatory_ a receptionist etc.
2. _derogatory_ a politician or official with a merely symbolic function and no real power
   - Böse Zungen behaupten, dass der Bundespräsident im deutschen politischen System ein reiner Grüßaugust sei. — Mockers claim that the Federal President in the German political system is just a figurehead.

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