president

nl-noun

president m (plural presidenten, diminutive presidentje n)

presidenten (plural)
presidentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: president

→ Caribbean Javanese: présidhèn

→ Indonesian: presiden

→ Papiamentu: presidènt


stem

stem f (plural stemmen, diminutive stemmetje n)

stemmen (plural)
stemmetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: stem

Negerhollands: stem

→ Aukan: sitemu

desc

→ Caribbean Javanese: setèm, nyetèm, nyetèmi

→ Indonesian: sêtèm

→ Indonesian: suara (semantic loan)

→ Papiamentu: stèm

→ Sranan Tongo: sten, stèm

→ Trió: sten

From Middle Dutch stemme, from Old Dutch *stemma, from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, *stamnijō. Under influence of Latin vox (“voice, word”), it acquired the now obsolete sense of “word”.


mikado

nl-noun

mikado m (plural mikado's, diminutive mikadootje n)

mikado's (plural)
mikadootje (diminutive neuter)


minister

minister m (plural ministers, diminutive ministertje n)

ministers (plural)
ministertje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French ministre. Used in political contexts since the 16th century.

(government) minister (a politician who heads a ministry)


Zulu

(law enforcement, slang) police helicopter


monarch

monarch m (plural monarchen, diminutive monarchje n)

monarchen (plural)
monarchje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: monarg

From Middle Dutch monarcha, from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from 'μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).


weer

weer f (plural weren, diminutive weertje n)

weren (plural)
weertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch wēre, from Old Dutch weri, from Proto-West Germanic *warī.

common Belgian and South Dutch realisations

North and East of the Netherlands, audio example


tsarina

tsarina f (plural tsarina's, masculine tsaar)

Probably from Italian or Spanish, cf. the English etymology.

tsarina (female tsar/empress, wife of a tsar)


farao

farao m (plural farao's, diminutive faraootje n)

farao's (plural)
faraootje (diminutive neuter)


royal

royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])


senator

senator m (plural senatoren or senators, diminutive senatortje n)

senatoren (plural)
senators (plural)
senatortje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: senator

From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”).


oligarchie

oligarchie f (plural oligarchieën, diminutive oligarchietje n)

oligarchieën (plural)
oligarchietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: oligargie

→ Indonesian: oligarki


staatsgreep

staatsgreep m (plural staatsgrepen, diminutive staatsgreepje n)

staatsgrepen (plural)
staatsgreepje (diminutive neuter)

From staat (“state”) + greep (“grabbing, seizure”).


monarchie

nl-noun

monarchie f (plural monarchieën, diminutive monarchietje n)

monarchieën (plural)
monarchietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: monargie

→ Indonesian: monarki

From Middle Dutch monarchie, from Old French monarchie, from Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχίᾱ (monarkhíā). Equivalent to monarch + -ie.


kan

kan m (plural kannen, diminutive kannetje n)

kannen (plural)
kannetje (diminutive neuter)

From Old French chan, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic xān (“Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.


referendum

referendum n (plural referenda or referendums, diminutive referendumpje n)

referenda (plural)
referendums (plural)
referendumpje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: referendum

→ Papiamentu: referendum


emir

From French émir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of admiraal.


regent

nl-noun

regent m (plural regenten, diminutive regentje n, feminine regentes)

regenten (plural)
regentje (diminutive neuter)
regentes (feminine)

From Middle Dutch regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns.

regent, acting head of state in a monarch's place


scepter

scepter m (plural scepters, diminutive sceptertje n)

scepters (plural)
sceptertje (diminutive neuter)


prins

prins m (plural prinsen, diminutive prinsje n, feminine prinses)

prinsen (plural)
prinsje (diminutive neuter)
prinses (feminine)

Negerhollands: prints

→ Papiamentu: prens, prins

From Middle Dutch prince, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps (“first”), notably in princeps civitatis (“first citizen”), the primary title of the Roman 'emperor' under the still republican constitution.


gevangenis

gevangenis f (plural gevangenissen, diminutive gevangenisje n)

gevangenissen (plural)
gevangenisje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: gevangenis

Negerhollands: gevangnis

→ West Frisian: gefangenis

/ɣəˈvɑ.ŋəˌnɪs/

From Middle Dutch gevancnesse. By surface analysis, gevangene + -nis. Cognate with German Gefängnis.

a jail, a prison; especially an institution where convicts are incarcerated, but sometimes used more generally


koning

koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)

koningen (plural)
koninkje (diminutive neuter)
koningin (feminine)

Afrikaans: koning

Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ

→ Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung

→ Sranan Tongo: kownu

→ Lokono: kónoe

→ Aukan: konu

→ Kari'na: konu

From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king.


koningin

koningin f (plural koninginnen, diminutive koninginnetje n, masculine koning)

koninginnen (plural)
koninginnetje (diminutive neuter)
koning (masculine)

Negerhollands: koninginne, kooningin

/ˌkoːnɪˈŋɪn/

From Middle Dutch coninginne, from Old Dutch kuninginna. Equivalent to koning (“king”) + -in (“suffix indicating femininity”).

suffix

queen
female monarchic ruler of a kingdom


eenheid

nl-noun

eenheid f (plural eenheden, diminutive eenheidje n)

eenheden (plural)
eenheidje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: eenheid

From Middle Dutch eenheit, likely calque of Latin ūnitās. Some modern senses likely derive from German Einheit. Equivalent to een + -heid, analogous to English oneness.

De speciale eenheid van de politie werd ingezet om de gijzelnemer te overmeesteren.

The police's special unit was deployed to apprehend the hostage-taker.

(military, law enforcement) unit (squad or party; member of a military organisation or law enforcement organisation; division)


politie

Afrikaans: polisie

→ Lokono: bariri

→ Caribbean Hindustani: polisi

→ Caribbean Javanese: polisi

→ Indonesian: polisi

→ Papiamentu: polis

→ West Frisian: polysje, plysje

From Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie.


prinses

prinses f (plural prinsessen, diminutive prinsesje n, masculine prins)

prinsessen (plural)
prinsesje (diminutive neuter)
prins (masculine)

Afrikaans: prinses

→ Papiamentu: prensès

From Middle Dutch princesse, variant of princerse. Equivalent to prins + -es.


provincie

provincie f (plural provinciën or provincies, diminutive provincietje n)

provinciën (plural)
provincies (plural)
provincietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: provinsie

→ Malay: provinsi

desc

Indonesian: provinsi, propinsi (nonstandard)

→ Acehnese: propinsi

From Middle Dutch provincie, from Latin prōvincia.


sultan

nl-noun

sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)

From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”).


kroon

nl-noun

kroon f or m (plural kronen, diminutive kroontje n)

kronen (plural)
kroontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kroon

→ Indonesian: kerun

Negerhollands: kroon

From Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Proto-West Germanic *korōnā, from Latin corōna. Doublet of kruin and corona.

crown
part of a tooth not covered by gum


regering

regering f (plural regeringen, diminutive regerinkje n)

regeringen (plural)
regerinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: regering

Negerhollands: regeering

/rəˈɣeː.rɪŋ/

De regering van het land vereist wijsheid en geduld.

The governing of the country requires wisdom and patience.

governing (act of; ruling a state or similar political entity)

De regering heeft nieuwe maatregelen aangekondigd.

The government has announced new measures.

Veel mensen zijn het niet eens met het beleid van de regering.

Many people disagree with the government's policy.

(law) government (a governing council: especially the executive branch of government)

Tijdens de regering van de prins bloeide het koninkrijk.

During the reign of the prince, the kingdom flourished.

De regering van koningin Elizabeth II is opmerkelijk lang.

The rule of Queen Elizabeth II is remarkably long.


politiebureau

politiebureau n (plural politiebureaus, diminutive politiebureautje n)

politiebureaus (plural)
politiebureautje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of politie (“police”) + bureau (“office”).


koninklijk

nl-adj

koninklijk (comparative koninklijker, superlative koninklijkst)

koninklijker (comparative)
koninklijkst (superlative)
koninklijk (adverbial positive predicative)
koninklijker (adverbial comparative predicative)
het koninklijkst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het koninklijkste (adverbial predicative superlative)
koninklijke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
koninklijkere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
koninklijkste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
koninklijk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
koninklijker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
koninklijkste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
koninklijke (indefinite plural positive)
koninklijkere (comparative indefinite plural)
koninklijkste (indefinite plural superlative)
koninklijke (definite positive)
koninklijkere (comparative definite)
koninklijkste (definite superlative)
koninklijks (partitive positive)
koninklijkers (comparative partitive)

From Middle Dutch coninclijc, from Old Dutch kuniklīk. Equivalent to koning + -lijk.

Koninklijke Nederlandse Shell


koninklijk

Negerhollands: kooninglig

From Middle Dutch coninclike. Equivalent to koning + -lijk.


tabletop

nl-noun

tabletop m (plural tabletoppen, diminutive tabletopje n)

tabletoppen (plural)
tabletopje (diminutive neuter)

(emergency services, slang) tabletop exercise (An emergency exercise where participants come together in an informal setting in, for example, a meeting room, to discuss their roles during a disaster or crisis and to review relevant procedures based on one or more scenarios)


verkiezing

verkiezing f (plural verkiezingen, diminutive verkiezinkje n)

verkiezingen (plural)
verkiezinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: verkiesing

Negerhollands: verkiesing

From Middle Dutch verkiesinge. Equivalent to verkiezen + -ing.

De verkiezing voor de nieuwe president zal volgende maand plaatsvinden.

The election for the new president will take place next month.

Er waren veel kandidaten die meededen aan de verkiezingen voor de gemeenteraad.

There were many candidates participating in the elections for the city council.

De burgemeester kondigde de datum van de komende verkiezing aan in een persconferentie.

The mayor announced the date of the upcoming election in a press conference.

De verkiezing van de winnaar werd bekendgemaakt na het tellen van alle stemmen.

The election of the winner was announced after counting all the votes.


democratie

democratie f (plural democratieën, diminutive democratietje n)

democratieën (plural)
democratietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: demokrasie

→ Malay: demokrasi

→ Indonesian: démokrasi

→ Peranakan Indonesian: democratie

Borrowing from French démocratie, from Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā).

Aan de basis van elke democratie ligt die vrijheid, die in de loop der tijden is bevochten, zei Hare Majesteit de koningin.

At the basis of each democracy lies that freedom, which in the course of time has been gained, said Her Majesty the queen.


brandweer

brandweer f (plural brandweren, diminutive brandweertje n)

brandweren (plural)
brandweertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: brandweer

→ Indonesian: branwir

→ Papiamentu: brantwer

→ West Frisian: brânwar (calque)

From brand (“fire”) + weer (“defence”), calque of German Feuerwehr.

firefighting, fire department, fire brigade


vorst

vorst m (plural vorsten, diminutive vorstje n, feminine vorstin)

vorsten (plural)
vorstje (diminutive neuter)
vorstin (feminine)

Afrikaans: vors

Negerhollands: voorst

From Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).

the generic term for prince, monarch, ruler


tsaar

tsaar m (plural tsaren, diminutive tsaartje n, feminine tsarina or tsarin)

tsaren (plural)
tsaartje (diminutive neuter)
tsarina (feminine)
tsarin (feminine)

Afrikaans: tsaar

→ West Frisian: tsaar

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.


stemmen

stemmen (infinitive)
stemmen (gerund neuter)
stem (first-person present singular)
stemde (first-person past singular)
stemt (present second-person singular)
stem (present second-person singular)
stemde (past second-person singular)
stemt (formal present second-person singular)
stemde (formal past second-person singular)
stemt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
stemt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
stemde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
stemde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
stemt (present singular third-person)
stemde (past singular third-person)
stemmen (plural present)
stemden (past plural)
stemme (archaic present singular subjunctive)
stemde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
stemmen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
stemden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
stem (imperative present singular)
stemt (archaic imperative plural present)
stemmend (participle present)
gestemd (participle past)

Afrikaans: stem

desc

→ Caribbean Javanese: setèm, nyetèm, nyetèmi

→ Papiamentu: stèm, stem

(intransitive, sometimes transitive) to vote (to cast a vote)


ministersploeg

nl-noun

ministersploeg f (plural ministersploegen, diminutive ministersploegje n)

ministersploegen (plural)
ministersploegje (diminutive neuter)


tetrarchie

tetrarchie f (plural tetrarchieën, diminutive tetrarchietje n)

tetrarchieën (plural)
tetrarchietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: tetrarki

From Middle Dutch tetrarchie, from Old French tetrarchie, from Latin tetrarchia, from Ancient Greek τετραρχίᾱ (tetrarkhíā).


koninkrijk

koninkrijk n (plural koninkrijken, diminutive koninkrijkje n)

koninkrijken (plural)
koninkrijkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: koninkryk

Negerhollands: koningriek, kooningrik

From Middle Dutch koninkrike, from Old Dutch *kuningrīki, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningarīkī, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to koning + rijk. Compare German Königreich, Danish kongerige.

(Netherlands, Antilles, in compounds) relating to the quasi-federal structure of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; relating to matters pertaining all the constituent countries of that kingdom


grondwet

grondwet f (plural grondwetten, diminutive grondwetje n)

grondwetten (plural)
grondwetje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: undang-undang dasar (calque)

Compound of grond (“ground, base”) + wet (“law”).


gewest

nl-noun

gewest n (plural gewesten, diminutive gewestje n)

gewesten (plural)
gewestje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: gewes

→ West Frisian: gewest

Possibly from the circumfix ge- -te with the root of the verb wezen (in one of its old senses, "to inhabit").


troon

troon m (plural tronen, diminutive troontje n)

tronen (plural)
troontje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: troon

From Middle Dutch trone, from Old French trone.

(Christianity, angelology) throne (angel of an order between cherubim and dominions)


gevangene

Declined form of gevangen, the past participle of vangen. Compare German Gefangener and Gefangene.

De politie heeft de ontsnapte gevangene na een klopjacht gearresteerd.

The police arrested the escaped prisoner after a manhunt.


keizerrijk

keizerrijk n (plural keizerrijken, diminutive keizerrijkje n)

keizerrijken (plural)
keizerrijkje (diminutive neuter)


keizer

keizer m (plural keizers, diminutive keizertje n, feminine keizerin)

keizers (plural)
keizertje (diminutive neuter)
keizerin (feminine)

Afrikaans: keiser

→ Indonesian: kaisar

Negerhollands: keiser

From Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet with tsaar (“tsar”).


republiek

Afrikaans: republiek

→ Indonesian: republik

→ Papiamentu: republiek (dated)

→ Peranakan Indonesian: republiek

→ Sranan Tongo: republiek

Borrowed from French république, from Latin rēspūblica or rēs pūblica.

Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden#Dutch

(Netherlands, historical, often capitalised) Ellipsis of Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (“Dutch Republic”) (a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands that existed from 1579 to 1795)


gemeente

gemeente f (plural gemeenten or gemeentes, diminutive gemeentetje n)

gemeenten (plural)
gemeentes (plural)
gemeentetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: gemeente

desc

Negerhollands: gemeente, gemeinten, gemeinte

→ Indonesian: geminte

→ Mahican: gemēnde

→ West Frisian: gemeente

From Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch *gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī + *-iþu. Corresponds to gemeen (“common”) + -te.


deelgemeente

nl-noun

deelgemeente f (plural deelgemeenten or deelgemeentes, diminutive deelgemeentetje n)

deelgemeenten (plural)
deelgemeentes (plural)
deelgemeentetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of deel (“part”) + gemeente (“municipality”).

compound

(in the Netherlands) part of a municipality with an own government

(in Belgium) part of a municipality, which was formerly an own municipality and is now part of a fusiegemeente


staatshoofd

nl-noun

staatshoofd n (plural staatshoofden, diminutive staatshoofdje n)

staatshoofden (plural)
staatshoofdje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: staatshoof


politieagent

politieagent m (plural politieagenten, diminutive politieagentje n, feminine politieagente)

politieagenten (plural)
politieagentje (diminutive neuter)
politieagente (feminine)

Compound of politie (“police”) + agent (“agent”).


forfait

forfait m (plural forfaits, diminutive forfaitje n)

forfaits (plural)
forfaitje (diminutive neuter)

(taxation, Netherlands) a pre-determined tax amount


accijns

accijns m (plural accijnzen, diminutive accijnsje n)

accijnzen (plural)
accijnsje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: akseins

From Old French acceis (“tax, assessment”) (whence modern French accise), from Vulgar Latin *accensum, ultimately from ad + census (“tax, census”).

excise tax; a tax on certain goods including alcohol, tobacco, and flammable materials


graafschap

graafschap n (plural graafschappen, diminutive graafschapje n)

graafschappen (plural)
graafschapje (diminutive neuter)


brandweerauto

brandweerauto m (plural brandweerauto's, diminutive brandweerautootje n)

brandweerauto's (plural)
brandweerautootje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + auto (“car, motorized vehicle”).


brandweerwagen

nl-noun

brandweerwagen m (plural brandweerwagens, diminutive brandweerwagentje n)

brandweerwagens (plural)
brandweerwagentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + wagen (“car, wagon”).


dynastie

nl-noun

dynastie f (plural dynastieën, diminutive dynastietje n)

dynastieën (plural)
dynastietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: dinastie

→ Indonesian: dinasti

Borrowed from French dynastie, from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).


brandweerkazerne

nl-noun

brandweerkazerne m or f (plural brandweerkazernes or brandweerkazernen, diminutive brandweerkazernetje n)

brandweerkazernes (plural)
brandweerkazernen (plural)
brandweerkazernetje (diminutive neuter)

From brandweer (“fire department”) + kazerne (“barracks, (military) quarter”).


vorstin

nl-noun

vorstin f (plural vorstinnen, diminutive vorstinnetje n, masculine vorst)

vorstinnen (plural)
vorstinnetje (diminutive neuter)
vorst (masculine)

Afrikaans: vorstin

From Middle Dutch vorstinne. Equivalent to vorst + -in.

a princess, the daughter of a king, elector (in the Holy Roman Empire), emperor, or the wife or daughter of certain princes


dictatuur

dictatuur f (plural dictaturen, diminutive dictatuurtje n)

dictaturen (plural)
dictatuurtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: diktatuur

→ West Frisian: diktatuer

Borrowed from French dictature or Latin dictātūra.


koningschap

koningschap n (plural koningschappen, diminutive koningschapje n)

koningschappen (plural)
koningschapje (diminutive neuter)


micronatie

micronatie f (plural micronaties, diminutive micronatietje n)

micronaties (plural)
micronatietje (diminutive neuter)


aristocratie

aristocratie f (plural aristocratieën or aristocraties, diminutive aristocratietje n)

aristocratieën (plural)
aristocraties (plural)
aristocratietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: aristokrasi

→ Peranakan Indonesian: aristocratie

Borrowed from French aristocratie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā, “aristocracy”, literally “government by the best”).

der

ἀριστοκρατίᾱ

In vele samenlevingen speelde de aristocratie een dominante rol in de politiek.

In many societies, the aristocracy played a dominant role in politics.

Het kasteel werd vroeger bewoond door leden van de aristocratie.

The castle was formerly inhabited by members of the aristocracy.

De aristocratie had veel land en rijkdom in haar bezit.

The aristocracy held much land and wealth.

aristocracy (nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.)


rijksappel

nl-noun

rijksappel m (plural rijksappels, diminutive rijksappeltje n)

rijksappels (plural)
rijksappeltje (diminutive neuter)

a (golden) orb, one of the insignia of monarchy: globus cruciger


keizerin

keizerin f (plural keizerinnen, diminutive keizerinnetje n, masculine keizer)

keizerinnen (plural)
keizerinnetje (diminutive neuter)
keizer (masculine)


stadhouder

stadhouder m (plural stadhouders, diminutive stadhoudertje n, feminine stadhoudster)

stadhouders (plural)
stadhoudertje (diminutive neuter)
stadhoudster (feminine)

From Middle Dutch stathouder, a calque of Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Equivalent to stad (“city, town; place, stead”) + houder (“holder”).

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(historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)


senaat

nl-noun

senaat m (plural senaten, diminutive senaatje n)

senaten (plural)
senaatje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: senaat

→ Indonesian: senat

From Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).


diender

nl-noun

diender m (plural dienders, diminutive diendertje n)

dienders (plural)
diendertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: diender (dated)

From Middle Dutch diender, variant of dienre. By surface analysis, dienen + er. The -d- is an instance of epenthesis commonly encountered between liquid consonants and vowels; compare for example doender, daalder.

Synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)


vaandrig

vaandrig m (plural vaandrigs, diminutive vaandrigje n)

vaandrigs (plural)
vaandrigje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, military, law enforcement) the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force and Marechaussee


autocratie

autocratie f (plural autocratieën, diminutive autocratietje n)

autocratieën (plural)
autocratietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: autokrasi

Ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατία (autokratía).


keizerlijk

nl-adj

keizerlijk (comparative keizerlijker, superlative keizerlijkst)

keizerlijker (comparative)
keizerlijkst (superlative)
keizerlijk (adverbial positive predicative)
keizerlijker (adverbial comparative predicative)
het keizerlijkst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het keizerlijkste (adverbial predicative superlative)
keizerlijke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
keizerlijkere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
keizerlijkste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
keizerlijk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
keizerlijker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
keizerlijkste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
keizerlijke (indefinite plural positive)
keizerlijkere (comparative indefinite plural)
keizerlijkste (indefinite plural superlative)
keizerlijke (definite positive)
keizerlijkere (comparative definite)
keizerlijkste (definite superlative)
keizerlijks (partitive positive)
keizerlijkers (comparative partitive)

Afrikaans: keiserlik

From Middle Dutch keiserlijc. Equivalent to keizer + -lijk.


wethouder

nl-noun

wethouder m (plural wethouders, diminutive wethoudertje n)

wethouders (plural)
wethoudertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch wethouder. By surface analysis, wet (“law”) + houden (“to keep, uphold, maintain”) + -er.

surf

(government) alderman or public municipal administrator


onderkoning

nl-noun

onderkoning m (plural onderkoningen, diminutive onderkoninkje n, feminine onderkoningin)

onderkoningen (plural)
onderkoninkje (diminutive neuter)
onderkoningin (feminine)

Afrikaans: onderkoning


MMT

mobiel medisch team
mobiel medisch team#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Abbreviation of mobiel medisch team (“aeromedical rapid response team; air ambulance medical personnel”).


krijgsgevangene

krijgsgevangene m or f (plural krijgsgevangenen)

From krijgsgevangen. Equivalent to krijg (“war”) + -s- + gevangene (“prisoner”).


vorstendom

nl-noun

vorstendom n (plural vorstendommen, diminutive vorstendomtje n)

vorstendommen (plural)
vorstendomtje (diminutive neuter)

principality, princedom (a region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess)


maharadja

maharadja m (plural maharadja's, diminutive maharadjaatje n)

maharadja's (plural)
maharadjaatje (diminutive neuter)


smeris

smeris m (plural smerissen, diminutive smerisje n)

smerissen (plural)
smerisje (diminutive neuter)

Derived from a 19th century cant (Bargoens) word smeer, borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire, “guard”), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmirā, “guard”).

(derogatory, Bargoens, Netherlands) Synonym of politieagent


politieman

politieman m (plural politiemannen, diminutive politiemannetje n, feminine politievrouw)

politiemannen (plural)
politiemannetje (diminutive neuter)
politievrouw (feminine)


koningin-moeder

koningin-moeder f (plural koningin-moeders, diminutive koningin-moedertje n)

koningin-moeders (plural)
koningin-moedertje (diminutive neuter)


brandspuit

brandspuit f (plural brandspuiten, diminutive brandspuitje n)

brandspuiten (plural)
brandspuitje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: brandspuit

→ Papiamentu: branspeit, branspùit

→ Russian: брандспо́йт (brandspójt)

→ Sranan Tongo: branspoiti

fire hose (hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire)


gouw

gouw f (plural gouwen, diminutive gouwtje n or gouwken n)

gouwen (plural)
gouwtje (diminutive neuter)
gouwken (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch gou, gau, gō (genitive gooy), from Old Dutch gō, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją, a collective form equivalent to ge- (“a prefix that indicates a single collective whole”) + ouwe (“land near water or drenched with water”). Cognate of West Frisian gea, goa, German Gau.

prefix

Ten W. van het Vlie lag de „pagus Tyesle”, die zich ook over het noordelijk deel van het tegenwoordige Noordholland uitstrekte, in het Z. tot de gouwen Kinhem (Kennemerland), Wiron (Wieringen) en Westflinge (Westfriesland). In dezelfde Traditiones Fuldenses, die de gouw Tyesle noemen, komt ook een land of streek Thyeslamore of Texlamore voor ⁵).

1852, L. Ph. C. van den Bergh, A. A. Beekman, H. J. Moerman, Handboek der middel-Nederlandsche geographie, 3rd edition, Nijhof, published 1949, page 5:

West of the Vlie lay "pagus Tyesle", which extended also over the northern part of present-day North Holland, in the south to the shires Kinhem (Kennemerland), Wiron (Wieringen), and Westflinge (Western Frisia). In the same Traditiones Fuldenses, which mention the shire Tyesle, a land or region named Thyeslamore or Texlamore also appears ⁵).

(archaic or historical) shire, geographical and/or administrative region

(Middle Ages) gau (subdivision of the Frankish and Holy Roman empires)

(Nazism) gau (subdivision of the NSDAP and later the Third Reich)

in de Dietse gouwen


waterschap

nl-noun

waterschap n (plural waterschappen, diminutive waterschapje n)

waterschappen (plural)
waterschapje (diminutive neuter)

→ West Frisian: wetterskip (calque)

From Middle Dutch waterschap (“watercourse, waterway, stream; water board”). Equivalent to water + -schap.

inh

water board, government structure for water management

(Netherlands) separate level of government directly responsible for water management

(Belgium, Flemish Region) intermediary structure for several distinct levels of government to discuss and plan water management


kalief

nl-noun

kalief m (plural kaliefen or kaliefs, diminutive kaliefje n)

kaliefen (plural)
kaliefs (plural)
kaliefje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).


stemhok

stemhok n (plural stemhokken, diminutive stemhokje n)

stemhokken (plural)
stemhokje (diminutive neuter)

From stemmen (“to vote”) + hok (“booth, compartment”).

compound

(literally and figuratively) voting booth


erfbelasting

Compound of erven (“to inherit”) + belasting (“tax”).


hypotheekrenteaftrek

Compound of hypotheekrente (“mortgage interest”) + aftrek (“deduction”).

De hypotheekrenteaftrek is een fiscale regeling die huiseigenaren in Nederland in staat stelt om de rente die zij betalen over hun hypotheek af te trekken van hun belastbaar inkomen.

The mortgage interest deduction is a tax arrangement that allows homeowners in the Netherlands to deduct the interest they pay on their mortgage from their taxable income.

(Netherlands, taxation) mortgage interest deduction, deduction of taxable income based on mortgage rate (subsidy to encourage homeownership)


koningshuis

nl-noun

koningshuis n (plural koningshuizen, diminutive koningshuisje n)

koningshuizen (plural)
koningshuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of koning (“king”) + -s- (genitival interfix) + huis (“house”).

compound

royal house (part of a royal family considered eligible for rule)


eerzaak

Compound of eer (“honour”) + zaak (“case, matter”).

(law enforcement, formal) case or instance of honour-based violence, like honour killings


brandkraan

nl-noun

brandkraan f (plural brandkranen, diminutive brandkraantje n)

brandkranen (plural)
brandkraantje (diminutive neuter)

From brand (“(large) fire”) + kraan (“tap”).


klissen

klissen (infinitive)
klissen (gerund neuter)
klis (first-person present singular)
kliste (first-person past singular)
klist (present second-person singular)
klis (present second-person singular)
kliste (past second-person singular)
klist (formal present second-person singular)
kliste (formal past second-person singular)
klist (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
klist (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kliste (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kliste (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
klist (present singular third-person)
kliste (past singular third-person)
klissen (plural present)
klisten (past plural)
klisse (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kliste (archaic past singular subjunctive)
klissen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
klisten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
klis (imperative present singular)
klist (archaic imperative plural present)
klissend (participle present)
geklist (participle past)

(Belgium, transitive, law enforcement) to arrest, to catch


loonheffing

loonheffing f (plural loonheffingen, diminutive loonheffinkje n)

loonheffingen (plural)
loonheffinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈloːnˌɦɛ.fɪŋ/

(Netherlands, taxation, law) the combination of payroll tax(es) and certain premiums for collective insurances


stembiljet

stembiljet n (plural stembiljetten, diminutive stembiljetje n)

stembiljetten (plural)
stembiljetje (diminutive neuter)


brandslang

brandslang f (plural brandslangen, diminutive brandslangetje n)

brandslangen (plural)
brandslangetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brand (“fire”) + slang (“hose”).


pakkans

pakkans f (plural pakkansen, diminutive pakkansje n)

pakkansen (plural)
pakkansje (diminutive neuter)

De pakkans is altijd kleiner dan één, want zelfs in een politiestaat worden niet alle boeven gevangen.

2010, Henriëtte Prast, Geld & gevoel. Over emoties, economie en ethiek, Atlas Contact:

The odds of apprehension are always smaller than one, because, even in a police state, not all crooks get captured.

(law, law enforcement) probability of apprehension; probability of arresting the criminal guilty of a crime


dagobertducktaks

dagobertducktaks f (plural dagobertducktaksen, diminutive dagobertducktaksje n)

dagobertducktaksen (plural)
dagobertducktaksje (diminutive neuter)

Named after Dagobert Duck (“Scrooge McDuck”) + taks (“tax”).

compound

(Netherlands, neologism) a type of special tax for the wealthiest


tegenvuur

(forestry, firefighting) a fire started to limit the damage or extent of an ongoing fire, especially in order to combat wildfires


tsarin

nl-noun

tsarin f (plural tsarinnen, masculine tsaar)

tsarina (female tsar/empress, wife of a tsar)


sjah

sjah m (plural sjahs, diminutive sjahtje n)

sjahs (plural)
sjahtje (diminutive neuter)


rijksbestuur

rijksbestuur n (plural rijksbesturen, diminutive rijksbestuurtje n)

rijksbesturen (plural)
rijksbestuurtje (diminutive neuter)

From rijk + -s- + bestuur (“administration”).


arrestatiebevel

arrestatiebevel n (plural arrestatiebevelen, diminutive arrestatiebevelletje n)

arrestatiebevelen (plural)
arrestatiebevelletje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: arèstasibefèl

From arrestatie (“arrest”) + bevel (“order, command”).


aanhoudingsbevel

nl-noun

aanhoudingsbevel n (plural aanhoudingsbevelen, diminutive aanhoudingsbevelletje n)

aanhoudingsbevelen (plural)
aanhoudingsbevelletje (diminutive neuter)

From aanhouding (“arrest”) + -s- + bevel (“order, command”).


DPG

(Netherlands, healthcare, emergency services) Initialism of directeur publieke gezondheid (“director of public health”).


theocratie

→ Indonesian: téokrasi (“theocracy”)

Borrowed from French théocratie, from Ancient Greek θεοκρατία (theokratía).


gerontocratie

nl-noun

gerontocratie f (plural gerontocratieën)

From geronto- + -cratie, from Ancient Greek.


politiekantoor

politiekantoor n (plural politiekantoren, diminutive politiekantoortje n)

politiekantoren (plural)
politiekantoortje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: kantor polisi (“police station”) (calque)


godsregering

nl-noun

godsregering f (plural godsregeringen, diminutive godsregerinkje n)

godsregeringen (plural)
godsregerinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɣɔts.rəˌɣeː.rɪŋ/


commissariaat

commissariaat n (plural commissariaten, diminutive commissariaatje n)

commissariaten (plural)
commissariaatje (diminutive neuter)

Commissariaat-Generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen (Belgium), Commissariaat voor de Media (Netherlands)


reddingsploeg

reddingsploeg m or f (plural reddingsploegen)


hulpploeg

From hulp (“help, assistance, rescue”) + ploeg.


GGB

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Acronym of Grootschalige Geneeskundige Bijstand (“Large-scale Medical Assistance”).


opschalen

opschalen (infinitive)
opschalen (gerund neuter)
schaal op (first-person main-clause present singular)
schaalde op (first-person main-clause past singular)
opschaal (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
schaal op (main-clause present second-person singular)
schaalde op (main-clause past second-person singular)
opschaalt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
schaalde op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
opschaalt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
schaalt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
schaalde op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
schaalde op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
opschaalt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
schaalde op (main-clause past singular third-person)
opschaalt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
opschaalde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
schalen op (main-clause plural present)
schaalden op (main-clause past plural)
opschalen (plural present subordinate-clause)
opschaalden (past plural subordinate-clause)
schale op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
schaalde op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
opschale (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
schalen op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
schaalden op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
opschalen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opschaalden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
schaal op (imperative main-clause present singular)
schaalt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
opschalend (main-clause participle present)
opgeschaald (main-clause participle past)

(chiefly Netherlands, emergency services, medicine, slang) to increase the mobilisation or deployment of emergency services during a crisis or catastrophy


GHOR

Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Acronym of Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio (“Regional Medical Emergency Response Organisation”).


witte kolom

/ˈʋɪ.tə kɔˈlɔm/

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare, slang) the medical services and institutions that provide emergency relief in the event of a disaster or crisis


stempotlood

nl-noun

stempotlood n (plural stempotloden, diminutive stempotloodje n)

stempotloden (plural)
stempotloodje (diminutive neuter)

From stemmen (“to vote”) + potlood (“pencil”).

compound

pencil used for voting; particularly the characteristic red pencil present at voting locations in the Netherlands


mobiel medisch team

nl-noun

mobiel medisch team n (plural mobiele medische teams)

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) aeromedical rapid response team, air ambulance medical personnel


sociaal domein

(Netherlands, government, social affairs, healthcare, policy slang) all the government agencies and quangos implementing laws regulating unemployment benefits, disability, labour market participation, healthcare, and youth welfare

social affairs; policy slang; social affairs; policy slang


CoPI

(Netherlands, emergency services) Acronym of commando plaats incident (“on-scene incident command”).


RAV

(Netherlands, healthcare, emergency services) Initialism of regionale ambulancevoorziening (“regional ambulance service”).


college van burgemeester en wethouders

college van burgemeester en wethouders n (plural colleges van burgemeester en wethouders)

colleges van burgemeester en wethouders (plural)

Nl-college van burgemeester en wethouders.ogg

Audio

Literally, “college of mayor and aldermen”.

lit

(government) the municipal executive, the executive board of a municipality in The Netherlands


MKA

(Netherlands, emergency services) Initialism of meldkamer ambulancezorg (“ambulance dispatch centre”).


ZiROP

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Acronym of ziekenhuisrampenopvangplan (“hospital disaster relief plan”).


constitutie

→ Indonesian: konstitusi

Borrowed from French constitution, from Latin cōnstitūtiō; equivalent to constitueren + -tie.

(government, law) constitution (ground law)


forfaitair

forfaitair (adverbial positive predicative)
forfaitaire (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
forfaitair (indefinite neuter positive singular)
forfaitaire (indefinite plural positive)
forfaitaire (definite positive)
forfaitairs (partitive positive)

(taxation, Netherlands, of a payment) due as a fixed amount or at a flat rate.