Bundestag
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bundestag in British English:
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Word Origin
- Bundestag (n.)
- German federal council, 1879, from German Bundestag, from genitive of Bund "league, confederacy, association" (related to English band (n.2) and bind (v.)) + tag, literally "day;" as a verb, tagen, meaning "to sit in conference" (see day; also compare adjourn). Hence also Bundesrat, from rat, rath "council" (see read (v.)).
Example
- 1. Germany 's bundestag will debate the terms on july 19th .
- 2. The cdu president of the bundestag questions the legality of the moratorium .
- 3. It could also swell the bundestag to 700 members .
- 4. Both measures still are pending approval by some european parliaments , among them germany 's bundestag .
- 5. The court has let the euro rescues through , while strengthening the bundestag 's role in approving them .