GERMAN DICTIONARY

der Bundestag

German federal parliament

/deːɐ̯ ˈbʊndəstaːk/

Germany’s elected federal legislative body, whose members debate and pass national laws.

Translations

Der Bundestag stimmte über den Gesetzentwurf ab.NominativSing.The Bundestag voted on the bill.
Die Bürger wählten den Bundestag im September.AkkusativSing.Citizens elected the Bundestag in September.
Die Regierung legte dem Bundestag den Haushaltsplan vor.DativSing.The government presented the budget plan to the Bundestag.
Die Debatte des Bundestages dauerte mehrere Stunden.GenitivSing.The Bundestag's debate lasted several hours.
Die Bundestage verschiedener Wahlperioden hatten unterschiedliche Mehrheiten.NominativPlur.The Bundestags of different electoral terms had different majorities.
Historiker untersuchten die Bundestage früherer Wahlperioden.AkkusativPlur.Historians studied the Bundestags of earlier electoral terms.
In den Bundestagen früherer Wahlperioden wurden ähnliche Anträge beraten.DativPlur.Similar motions were debated in the Bundestags of earlier electoral terms.
Die Entscheidungen der Bundestage beeinflussten die politische Debatte.GenitivPlur.The decisions of the Bundestags influenced the political debate.

Broader termParlament — parliament
The Bundestag is Germany's national Parlament; however, a Parlament can also exist in other countries or regions.
Related termBundesrat
The Bundestag is directly elected, while the Bundesrat represents the governments of the Länder; both participate in federal legislation.