Bundestag
[ boo n-duh s-tahg; German boo n-duh s-tahk ]
/ ˈbʊn dəsˌtɑg; German ˈbʊn dəsˌtɑk /
noun
the lower house of the federal legislature of Germany.
Origin of Bundestag
1875–80; < German: federal assembly, equivalent to
Bundes, genitive of
Bund federation +
-tag, derivative of
tagen to meet, assemble; see
diet2
Example sentences from the Web for bundestag
He aslo, in the constitution for the new confederation, introduced a parliament (Bundestag) elected by universal suffrage.
All the members of the Bundestag were to protect Germany, and each individual State, against every attack.
The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany |C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) MauriceThe Bundestag meeting at the same time called for military measures against the insurgents.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year |Edwin Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for bundestag
Bundestag
/ (ˈbʊndəsˌtɑːɡ) /
noun
(in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor
Word Origin for Bundestag
C19: German, from
Bund federation +
-tag, from
tagen to meet