German word

Landeschef

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈlandəsˌʃɛf/

Meaning

  • masculine noungovernor

Example

Die Landeschefs berieten über die Krise.

The governors discussed the crisis.

Illustration for Landeschef (governor)

More examples

Der Landeschef besuchte das vom Hochwasser betroffene Gebiet.

The governor visited the area affected by the flooding.

Core concept

A political leader at the top of a German federal state's power structure, with the precise office left open.

Common phrases

  • Treffen der Landeschefs

    meeting of the state governors

  • im Amt als Landeschef

    in office as governor

  • das Interview mit dem Landeschef

    interview with the governor

Similar words

Ministerpräsident: Official title for the head of a German state's government and administration.
Regierender Bürgermeister: Mayor who governs both a German city and its federal state.
Regierungschef: General term for the person heading a government and coordinating its administration.

Definition in German

Politische Spitze eines Bundeslandes; allgemeiner Begriff ohne Festlegung auf einen konkreten Amtstitel.

Word origin

The compound combines German Land in the sense of a federal state with borrowed Chef, meaning head or chief and ultimately deriving from Latin caput.

Usage tips

  • The plural is Landeschefs, with no extra ending or umlaut, and the feminine form is Landeschefin.

Other meanings

  • state premiernoun

Related words

  • Landeschefinfemale governornoun

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