Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo n-duh s-raht; German boo n-duh s-raht]
- /ˈbʊn dəsˌrɑt; German ˈbʊn dəsˌrɑt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [boo n-duh s-raht; German boo n-duh s-raht]
- /ˈbʊn dəsˌrɑt; German ˈbʊn dəsˌrɑt/
Definitions of bundesrat word
- noun bundesrat (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 3
- noun bundesrat (in Austria) an assembly with some legislative power that represents state interests at the federal level 3
- noun bundesrat (in Switzerland) the executive council of the confederation 3
- noun bundesrat (in the German empire from 1871–1918) the council representing the governments of the constituent states, with administrative, judicial, and legislative powers 3
- noun bundesrat a legislative chamber in Germany or Austria that is a federal council acting primarily in an advisory capacity 3
- noun bundesrat a cabinet-like federal council in Switzerland 3
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Origin of bundesrat
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < German, equivalent to Bundes, genitive of Bund federation + Rat council
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Parts of speech for Bundesrat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bundesrat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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