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Bundesrat|ˈbʊndəsrɑːt|
Formerly -rath.
[G., f. gen. of bund Bund n.2 + rat(h council.]
A federal council; spec. (a) the upper house of the German or Austrian parliament; (b) the federal council of Switzerland.
1872Ann. Reg. 1871 i. 239 This Bill was adopted by the Reichstag; but the Bundesrath, or Federal Council, refused to pass it. 1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 62/1 Delegates of the various confederated Governments form the Bundesrath. Ibid. 62/2 The emperor..has power, with consent of the Bundesrath, to declare war in name of the empire. 1887Ibid. XXII. 795/2 The [Swiss] federal council or executive (Bundesrath) consisted of seven members elected by the federal assembly. 1950Ann. Reg. 1949 233 The..Constitution for the ‘Federal Republic of Germany’..provided for..two Chambers, the Bundestag (or Lower House), elected for 4 years according to a mixed electoral system,..and the Bundesrat (or Upper House), representing the constituent confederate Länder and consisting of members of their Governments appointed by them. |