> the word "government" is usually translated into German as "Regierung", but the German term is more or less exclusively used for the leading part of a body po

> the word "government" is usually translated into German as "Regierung", but the German term is more or less exclusively used for the leading part of a body politics Footnote 1 it is then; neat. I'm not sure what a more precise translation for that would be; "administration" (eg "the Bush administration") is the best I can come up with, but that's vague and ambiguous in other ways.