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Etymology

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From Stand (state; estate; canton) +‎ -e- +‎ Rat (council; councilor).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtɛndəˌʀaːt]
  • Hyphenation: Stän‧de‧rat

Noun

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Ständerat m (strong, genitive Ständerates or Ständerats, plural Ständeräte)

  1. (politics, Switzerland) Council of States (the upper house of the Federal Assembly in Switzerland)
    Synonyms: kleine Kammer, (occasionally) Oberhaus
    Coordinate terms: grosse Kammer, Nationalrat, (occasionally) Unterhaus
  2. (politics, Switzerland) a member of the Council of States
    Synonym: Ständeratsmitglied

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