landammann

/ ˈlændəmən /

noun

1. sometimes capital the chairman of the governing council in any of several Swiss cantons

Word History and Origins

Origin of landammann¹

C18: Swiss German, from Land country + Ammann, from Amt office + Mann man

Example Sentences

The office of Landammann is one (p. 422) of dignity and honor, at least locally, but it is not one of large authority.

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Footnote 614: In the Landesgemeinde cantons the Landammann is elected by the primary assembly.

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At the head of this he placed a Swiss Landammann with almost plein pouvoir.

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An address by the Landammann follows, and then the business of the day is entered upon.

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The installation of the Landammann himself is the closing scene, and the most impressive one.

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