Bundestag

[boon-duhs-tahg, boon-duhs-tahk]

noun

1. the lower house of the federal legislature of Germany.

Bundestag

/ ˈbʊndəsˌtɑːɡ /

noun

1. (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor

Bundestag

1. The lower house of the legislature of Germany.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bundestag¹

1875–80; < German: federal assembly, equivalent to Bundes, genitive of Bund federation + -tag, derivative of tagen to meet, assemble; diet ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bundestag¹

C19: German, from Bund federation + -tag , from tagen to meet

Example Sentences

The AfD politician resigned from his seat in the European Parliament earlier this year after he was elected to the Bundestag in February, when he ran for election in the eastern state of Saxony.

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However, it said that if the security situation worsened or if there too few volunteers came forward, the government could decide to use compulsion with the approval of the German parliament, the Bundestag.

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Members of Chancellor Merz's conservatives have warned that the insistence on approval by the Bundestag before reintroducing conscription could delay matters too much.

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He allegedly gathered documents and files from the European Parliament while working for Krah, a former EU lawmaker, who now represents the AfD in Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag.

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He was elected to the Bundestag in February via an AfD direct mandate in Saxony.

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