['bundәsrɑ:t]
n.
旧德意志之联邦议会, 瑞士联邦议会

Bundesrath \Bun"des*rath`\ (b[oo^]n"d[e^]s*r[aum]t`), n. [G.,
from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob.
akin to E. read.]
Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the
German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the
Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of
Switzerland is also so called.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Note: 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.
M["u]ller's
Pol. Hist.).
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