 | English  | German |  |
 | formal {adj} [official] | 481 offiziell |  |
 | authoritative {adj} [official] | 268 amtlich |  |
 | functional {adj} [obs.] [official] | 33 amtlich |  |
 | law [before or after the official termination of a contract] {adj} | außerterminlich |  |
 | law apostilled {adj} {past-p} [official document] | mit der Apostille versehen |  |
Verbs |
 | admin. law to handle sth. [legal or official matters] | 1094 etw.Akk. erledigen [Angelegenheit] |  |
 | Internet to leak [to publish software, music etc. on the internet before the official release date] | 31 leaken [Software, Musik etc. über das Internet verbreiten vor der offiziellen Veröffentlichung] |  |
 | to unelect sb. [to recall an official] | 13 jdn. abwählen |  |
 | law to leapfrog [bypass official channnels] | Instanzen überspringen |  |
Nouns |
 | pol. accord [official agreement or treaty] | 734 Abkommen {n} |  |
 | designation [official name] | 554 Benennung {f} [Bezeichnung, (offizieller) Name] |  |
 | record [official document] | 394 Akte {f} |  |
 | med. commitment [official consignment to a mental hospital] | 222 Unterbringung {f} [Zwangseinweisung] |  |
 | letter [esp. official letter] | 148 Schreiben {n} [(bes. offizieller) Brief] |  |
 | cloth. livery [of an official, a member of a guild etc.] | 119 Tracht {f} [Amtstracht, berufsspezifische Kleidung] |  |
 | certificate [official document] | 72 Zeugnis {n} |  |
 | badge [official] | 57 Vignette {f} [österr.] [südd.] |  |
 | letter [esp. official communication, reply, comment on a subject, fan mail etc.] | 57 Zuschrift {f} |  |
 | admin. visit [in person, on official business] | 52 Vorsprache {f} |  |
 | function [official ceremony] | 50 Feierlichkeit {f} |  |
 | mandarin [official] [pej.] | 35 Bürokrat {m} [pej.] |  |
 | relig. Pope [in official function] | 34 Pontifex {m} [Papst] |  |
 | stamp [official mark] | 29 Kennzeichen {n} |  |
 | function [official ceremony] | 25 Feier {f} |  |
 | admin. pol. relig. office [official residence, seat] | 24 Amtssitz {m} |  |
 | jobs marshal [official at events] | 23 Ordner {m} [z. B. bei Demonstrationen] |  |
 | mandarin [high-ranking official with extensive powers] [pej.] | 16 Apparatschik {m} [pej.] |  |
 | cloth. vestment [ceremonial, official] | 14 Ornat {m} {n} [Amtstracht, Messgewand] |  |
 | admin. [official notice of child endangerment] | 9 Gefährdungsmeldung {f} [an die Vomundschaftsbehörde] [schweiz.] |  |
 | cloth. vestment [ceremonial, official] | 8 Amtskleidung {f} |  |
 | cloth. vestment [ceremonial, official] | 8 Amtstracht {f} |  |
 | admin. [female high government official responsible for family affairs] | 6 Familienministerin {f} |  |
 | stocks [newspaper designated by a stock exchange, in which issuers of stocks are obliged to publish official notifications] | 6 Pflichtblatt {n} [Börse] |  |
 | princeling [son of high-ranking Chinese official] | 6 Prinzling {m} [Sohn eines hohen chines. Parteikaders] |  |
 | jobs reporter [preparing official reports] | 6 Referent {m} |  |
 | convenor [Br.] [union official] | 5 [höchster Gewerkschaftsfunktionär in einem Betrieb] |  |
 | Internet leaking [to publish software, music etc. on the internet before the official release date] | 5 Leaken {n} [Verbreiten von Software, Musik etc. über Internet vor der offiziellen Veröffentlichung] |  |
 | admin. fish law [an official term in Germany for license to fish in specific locations there] | Gewässerschein {m} [Fischereierlaubnisschein] |  |
 | pol. [high government official responsible for family matters] | Familienminister {m} |  |
 | hist. law [medieval legal practice where citizens under a particular jurisdiction were required to gather with a state official, the latter who heard appeals and aided in local legal matters] | Rügegericht {n} |  |
 | hist. law [medieval legal practice where citizens under a particular jurisdiction were required to gather with a state official, the latter who heard appeals and aided in local legal matters] | Ruggericht {n} |  |
 | [obligation to carry an official document (identity card, driving license, work permit, etc.)] | Mitführpflicht {f} |  |
 | mus. pol. [official anthem of the German federal state of Hesse] | Hessenlied {n} |  |
 | ling. [official dictionary of the German language in Austria] | Österreichisches Wörterbuch {n} <ÖWB> [amtlich] |  |
 | hist. philat. [official mail in the GDR between government agencies and industries] | Zentraler Kurierdienst {m} <ZKD> [in der DDR] |  |
 | relig. [official name of Jewish religious communities in Austria] | Israelitische Kultusgemeinde {f} <IKG> [österr.] |  |
 | hist. journ. [official organ of the Austrian Socialist / Social Democratic Party] | Arbeiterzeitung {f} |  |
 | [official representation of employees] | Arbeiterkammer {f} <AK> [österr.] |  |
 | [official representation of university students] | Hochschülerschaft {f} [österr.] <ÖH> |  |
 | educ. law Unverified [official representation of university students] | Hochschülerinnenschaft und Hochschülerschaft {f} [österr.] |  |
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