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Bundesrath
Pronunciation : Bun"des*rath`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [G., from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob. akin to E. read.]
Definition : Defn: The federal council of the German Empire. In the Bundesrath and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called.
Note: The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who represent the different states of the empire, being appointed for each session by their respective governments. By this united congress, the highest tribunal of Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and the head of this is a president. J. P. Peters (Trans. M?ller's Pol. Hist. ).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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