overheid

== Dutch == === Etymology === From over +‎ -heid. Compare Swedish överhet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === overheid f (plural overheden, no diminutive) the government, the authorities (the state and its administration; governmental administration in the widest sense) het geweldsmonopolie van de overheid ― the government’s monopoly on violence ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: overheit == Low German == === Noun === overheid government ==== Alternative forms ==== overhaid