# die Obrigkeit

die Obrigkeit is a German noun meaning “authorities”. Forms: der Obrigkeit, die Obrigkeiten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Obrigkeit
- Plural: die Obrigkeiten

## In other languages

- Русский: начальство, власть

## Meanings

1. authorities
   - 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 253 — Again and again we hear the question from people who are not familiar with the world of ideas of anarchism: What do you actually want? How do you imagine a society without state and authorities?
2. authority; authorities
   - Es lag in den Händen der Obrigkeit.

## Examples

- Tom meint, dass Kindern in Schulen beigebracht werden sollte, der Obrigkeit zu gehorchen. — Tom thinks schools should teach children to obey authority.
- Die Studenten lehnten sich gegen die Obrigkeit auf. — The students revolted against authority.

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