Reichsrat

American  

[rahykhs-raht] / ˈraɪxsˌrɑt /

Or Reichsrath

noun

1. German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.

2. History/Historical. the legislature or parliament in the Austrian division of Austria-Hungary.

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Reichsrat British  

/ ˈraiçsrat /

noun

1. the bicameral parliament of the Austrian half of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)

2. the council of representatives of state governments within Germany from 1919 to 1934

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Etymology

Origin of Reichsrat

1855–60; < German: Reich council

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Example Sentences

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Reichsrat

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

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

Still more outspoken is the declaration of deputy Winter, who said in the Reichsrat on February 21, 1918:

From Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty by Vladimír Nosek

Austria, meanwhile, had been making the first tentative essays in constitutional concession, which culminated, in May 1861, in the establishment at Vienna of a Reichsrat for the whole empire, including Hungary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

The local diet, of which the archbishop of Czernowitz and the rector of the university are members ex officio, is composed of 31 members, and Bukovina sends 14 deputies to the Reichsrat at Vienna.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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