Bundesrath

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bundesrath \Bun"des*rath`\ (b[oo^]n"d[e^]s*r[aum]t`), n. [G.,
     from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob.
     akin to E. read.]
     Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the
     German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the
     Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of


     Switzerland is also so called.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Note: The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by
           a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who
           represent the different states of the empire, being
           appointed for each session by their respective
           governments.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 By this united congress, the highest tribunal of
                 Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and
                 the head of this is a president.   --J. P. Peters
                                                    (Trans.
                                                    M["u]ller's
                                                    Pol. Hist.).
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