Bundesrat

German (Berlin)

/ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt/

noun
Definitions
  • A federal council, especially: the federal council of the Federal Republic of Germany, of Austria, of Switzerland, or of the German Empire

Etymology

Affix from German Bund (federation, alliance, waistband, covenant, league, confederation, conspiracy, fret, bunch) + German Rat (council, councillor, advice, councilor).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Rat

Gloss

council, councillor, advice, councilor

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