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De or het overheid?

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de overheid

the government, the authorities (the state and its administration

Forms

Singular
de overheid
Plural
de overheden

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de overheden whatever the singular takes.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. the government, the authorities (the state and its administration; governmental administration in the widest sense)

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