No. 13,570 in Russian
начальства
"Начальства" means "authorities" or "leadership (those in charge)."
In a sentence
Начальства решили принять новые меры.
The authorities decided to implement new measures.
In this sentence, 'начальства' denotes a group of individuals in authority who are making decisions.
Мы получили указание от начальства.
We received an instruction from the management.
Here, 'начальства' refers to the management or leaders providing directions or orders.
Он старается избегать общения с начальством.
He tries to avoid communication with the authorities.
In this context, 'начальства' represents the authority figures one might interact with in a hierarchical structure.
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