"overheid" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈoː.vərˌɦɛi̯t/ Audio: Nl-overheid.ogg Forms: overheden [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch overheit (“authority”). By surface analysis, over + -heid. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|overheit|t=authority}} Middle Dutch overheit (“authority”), {{surf|nl|over|-heid}} By surface analysis, over + -heid Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-heden|-}} overheid f (plural overheden, no diminutive)
  1. the government, the authorities (the state and its administration; governmental administration in the widest sense) Tags: feminine, no-diminutive Derived forms: roverheid, van overheidswege

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "overheit"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "penguasa"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "överhet"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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    ],
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      "-heid",
      "-heid#Dutch"
    ]
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch overheit (“authority”). By surface analysis, over + -heid.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        },
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        }
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              28,
              36
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              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the government’s monopoly on violence",
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      ]
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    }
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    },
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        "semantic loan"
      ],
      "word": "penguasa"
    },
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "överhet"
    },
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      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    ],
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    ]
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈoː.vərˌɦɛi̯t/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "overheid"
}

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