Bundestag

American  

[boon-duhs-tahg, boon-duhs-tahk] / ˈbʊn dəsˌtɑg, ˈbʊn dəsˌtɑk /

noun

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

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Bundestag British  

/ 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

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Bundestag Cultural  

1. The lower house of the legislature of Germany.

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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

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Example Sentences

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Bundestag

In Germany, the Bundestag expanded from 598 seats to 736 seats in 2021 because the number of leveling seats needed to preserve proportionality continued to rise.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

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

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 German Bundestag admitted a representative of the threatened Duchies, and intrusted Prussia with their defence.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Edwin Emerson

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