No. 1,068 in Swedish
myndigheterna
"The authorities."
In a sentence
Myndigheterna fattade beslut som påverkade många människor.
The authorities made decisions that affected many people.
Here, 'myndigheterna' refers to general government authorities responsible for policy-making and implementation.
Myndigheterna utfärdade en varning för kraftigt regn.
The authorities issued a warning for heavy rain.
In this sentence, 'myndigheterna' is used to denote specific entities within the government responsible for public safety.
Folket lämnade sin feedback till myndigheterna för att förbättra tjänster.
People sent their feedback to the authorities to improve services.
Here, 'myndigheterna' indicates those groups or offices whose role includes dealing with citizen concerns and service management.
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