Bundesrat

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bundesrat (“federal council”).

Proper noun

Bundesrat

  1. The federal council of Germany.

Translations

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Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bund (“federation”) +‎ -es- +‎ Rat (“council; councilor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bun‧des‧rat

Noun

Bundesrat m (strong, genitive Bundesrates or Bundesrats, plural Bundesräte)

  1. a federal council, especially: the federal council of the Federal Republic of Germany, of Austria, of Switzerland, or of the German Empire

Declension

Declension of Bundesrat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bundesrat die Bundesräte
genitive eines des Bundesrates, Bundesrats der Bundesräte
dative einem dem Bundesrat, Bundesrate1 den Bundesräten
accusative einen den Bundesrat die Bundesräte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Bundesrat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bundesrat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Bundesrat” in Duden online

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bundesrat.

Proper noun

Bundesrat m

  1. Bundesrat
    • 2025 July 7, Sophie Tanno, “Aumentan los llamados para prohibir al partido ultraderechista AfD en Alemania, pese a su creciente popularidad”, in CNN en Español‎[1]:
      Para iniciar el proceso de prohibición de un partido debe presentarse una solicitud formal ante el tribunal federal. Solo pueden presentar esta solicitud el propio gobierno, el Bundestag (la cámara baja del Parlamento alemán) o el Bundesrat, el órgano legislativo que representa a los 16 estados federados del país.
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