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

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

The local Diet is composed of 151 members, including the 3 archbishops, the 5 bishops, and the 2 rectors of the universities, and Galicia sends 78 deputies to the Reichsrat at Vienna.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

The local diet, of which the bishop of Gurk is a member ex officio, is composed of 37 members, and Carinthia sends 10 deputies to the Reichsrat at Vienna.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

For this reason Tisza, with his sinister reputation, was forced to go, and the Reichsrat was convened.

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