Bundesratn.
/ˈbʊndəsrɑːt/ A federal council; spec. (a) the upper house of the German or Austrian parliament; (b) the federal council of Switzerland.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > in Austria > upper house
Bundesrat1872
society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > specifically in Germany > upper house
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1872 Ann. Reg. 1871 Foreign Hist. 239 This Bill was adopted by the Reichstag; but the Bundesrath, or Federal Council, refused to pass it.
1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 62/1 Delegates of the various confederated Governments form the Bundesrath.
1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 62/2 The emperor..has power, with consent of the Bundesrath, to declare war in name of the empire.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 795/2 The [Swiss] federal council or executive (Bundesrath) consisted of seven members elected by the federal assembly.
1950 Ann. 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.
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