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bundesrat

Bun·des·rat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo n-duh s-raht; German boo n-duh s-raht]
    • /ˈbʊn dəsˌrɑt; German ˈbʊn dəsˌrɑt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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