Bundestag

[ boon-duhs-tahg; German boon-duhs-tahk ]

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noun

the lower house of the federal legislature of Germany.

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noun

(in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor

Bundestag

The lower house of the legislature of Germany .

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bundestag¹

C19: German, from Bund federation + -tag , from tagen to meet

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The defence plans approved today by the Bundestag also allow spending on aid for states "attacked in violation of international law" to be exempt from the debt brake.

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A two-thirds majority of Bundestag parliamentarians, required for the change, approved the vote on Tuesday.

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Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defence spending.

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"This vote in the Bundestag is absolutely crucial," says Prof Monika Schnitzer, who chairs Germany's Council of Economic Experts.

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Which brings us back to today's crucial vote in the Bundestag.

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Bundesrat Bundeswehr

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