Bundestag
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bundestag
1875–80; < German: federal assembly, equivalent to Bundes, genitive of Bund federation + -tag, derivative of tagen to meet, assemble; see diet 2
Example Sentences
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Politicians in Germany and elsewhere in Europe widely condemned the attack, while the flag at the German Bundestag was ordered to be lowered to half mast.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Dobrindt on Tuesday promised that this week the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, would adopt a new law aimed at better protecting critical infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Mr. Merz and the SPD need that support to pass anything through the Bundestag with the coalition’s 12-seat majority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
This was enough to surpass the threshold to sit in the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
The Bundestag meeting at the same time called for military measures against the insurgents.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
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