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Bundes-  (Austrian/German) federal (in compounds)
der Bundespräsident (-en)  federal president

(Note: A very different office in each of the 3 main German-speaking countries)
die Bundesfernstraße (-n)  German federal highway
die Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (BfA)  German federal office of pensions for salaried employees


Die Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (BfA) warnt Arbeitgeber vor Trickbetrügern, die zur Zeit gefälschte Briefe mit dem Logo der Behörde verschicken.
The German federal office of pensions for salaried employees (BfA) is warning employers about con artists who are currently sending out fake letters with the agency's logo.

RELATED: der Bund federation, alliance; bond; federal government, beim Bund in the (German) army/armed forces, das Bündnis alliance, NATO Alliance (Bündnis 90 = German political party)

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