German Conversation · Level 105
58 words
German word
Belegschaft
Pronunciation
IPA/bəˈleːkʃaft/
Meaning
- feminine nounworkforce
Example
In dieser Krise unterstützt die Belegschaft das Management.
In this crisis, the workforce supports management.
More examples
Die gesamte Belegschaft wurde über die Umstrukturierung informiert.
The entire workforce was informed about the restructuring.
Core concept
A workplace viewed as one unified body of employees rather than as separate individuals.
Common phrases
die gesamte Belegschaft
the entire workforce
ein Teil der Belegschaft
a part of the workforce
die Belegschaft informieren
inform the workforce
Similar words
Mitarbeiter: One employed person within a company or organization.
Angestellte: An employee working for wages or a salary.
Personal: The employees who make up an organization's staff.
Kollege: A coworker or fellow employee at the same workplace.
Definition in German
Bezeichnung für die Gesamtheit der Beschäftigten eines Unternehmens oder einer Institution.
Word origin
Belegschaft derives from beleg- related to belegen, formerly meaning to occupy a position, plus -schaft, a suffix that forms collective nouns.
Usage tips
- Belegschaft is a feminine noun, so standard forms include die Belegschaft and mit der Belegschaft; the plural Belegschaften is possible for several workforces.
Other meanings
- employeesnoun
- staffnoun
Opposites
- Geschäftsführungmanagementnoun
- Arbeitgeberemployernoun
Related words
- Belegschaftsversammlungworkforce assemblynoun
- Belegschaftsvertretungemployee representationnoun