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Amtsantritt

/ˈamtsʔanˌtʁɪt/· noun· Pl. die Amtsantritte

taking office, assumption of office

Der Amtsantritt — the day a president, minister or mayor starts in office; the first hundred days are counted from it.

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Singular
der Amtsantritt
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die Amtsantritte
Genitiv
des Amtsantritts / des Amtsantrittes

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Amtsantritt
taking office

Kurz nach seinem Amtsantritt kündigte der Bürgermeister Einsparungen an.

Shortly after taking office, the mayor announced cuts.

Word family

Amtsantrittdas Amtthe officeantretento take up, to startder Antrittthe start, the taking updas Amtsendethe end of the term of office

Common combinations

  • seit ihrem Amtsantrittsince she took office
  • kurz nach dem Amtsantrittshortly after taking office
  • die ersten hundert Tage nach Amtsantrittthe first hundred days in office

Real examples

  • Seit ihrem Amtsantritt hat die Ministerin drei Reformen auf den Weg gebracht.Since taking office, the minister has launched three reforms.
  • Bei seinem Amtsantritt versprach der Präsident, das Land zu einen.When he took office, the president promised to unite the country.
  • Hundert Tage nach dem Amtsantritt fällt die Bilanz der neuen Regierung gemischt aus.A hundred days after taking office, the new government's record is mixed.

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