Bundestag

[ boon-duhs-tahg; German 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

He will then have 21 days to dissolve the German parliament, the Bundestag.

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Tensions boiled over in the Bundestag last Wednesday during a row over the 2025 budget.

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Scholz announced that a vote of confidence would be held in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on 15 January.

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When the AfD entered the Bundestag in Berlin in 2017 critics say their fierce anti-migrant rhetoric coarsened the debate.

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“The only thing we know for sure is there will be punitive tariffs levelled on the European Union so we have to prepare for another round of trade wars,” said Nils Schmid, the Social Democrats’ foreign policy lead in the Bundestag.

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