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Bundesrat
[ boon-duhs-raht; German boon-duhs-raht ]
noun
- the upper house of the federal legislature of Germany.
- the federal council of Switzerland and of Austria.
Bundesrat
/ ˈʊԻəˌɑː /
noun
- (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the council of state ministers with certain legislative and administrative powers, representing the state governments at federal level
- (in Austria) an assembly with some legislative power that represents state interests at the federal level
- (in Switzerland) the executive council of the confederation
- (in the German empire from 1871–1918) the council representing the governments of the constituent states, with administrative, judicial, and legislative powers
Word History and Origins
Origin of Bundesrat1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Bundesrat1
Example Sentences
However, state government representatives in the upper house, the Bundesrat, still need to approve the moves - also by a two-thirds majority - before they officially become law.
The law still needs to pass Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat.
In the case of Saarland however, political analysts point out it does not have much weight in the Bundesrat given it has only around a million inhabitants.
State elections in Germany are important bellwethers for the public mood and to determine the distribution of votes in the Bundesrat upper house of parliament.
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis addresses a news conference after a meeting of the Swiss government Bundesrat in Bern, Switzerland February 24, 2022.
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