bundesrath Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bun"des*rath` noun

Etymology

G., from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob. akin to E. read.

Definitions

1. The federal council of the German Empire. In the Bundesrath and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called. ✍ 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.

   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. Müller's Pol. Hist. ).