Reichsrat
Americannoun
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German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
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History/Historical. the legislature or parliament in the Austrian division of Austria-Hungary.
noun
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the bicameral parliament of the Austrian half of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
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the council of representatives of state governments within Germany from 1919 to 1934
Etymology
Origin of Reichsrat
1855–60; < German: Reich council
Example Sentences
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When the Reichsrat* endorsed the treaties, last week, by a vote of 34 to 4, the prophecy was considered to have become a certainty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Appearing before the Reichsrat or Council of States, reactionary Minister of Interior Baron von Gayl made a bid for confidence by admitting, "I am a monarchist by tradition and conviction."
From Time Magazine Archive
Lower Austria sends 64 members, to the Imperial Reichsrat at Vienna.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
The local diet, of which the bishop of Laibach is a member ex officio, is composed of thirty-seven members, and Carniola sends eleven deputies to the Reichsrat at Vienna.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
Political activity was of course out of the question until the Reichsrat reopened on May 30, 1917.
From Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty by Vladimír Nosek
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