Departementsrat

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German

Etymology

From Departement +‎ -s- +‎ Rat; calque of French conseil départemental.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: De‧par‧te‧ments‧rat

Noun

Departementsrat m (strong, genitive Departementsrates or Departementsrats, plural Departementsräte)

  1. (administration) departmental council (in France; until 2015 known as general council)
    • 1996 July, FOCUS, „Haftung für Politiker“:
      Ein französischer Departementsrat hatte seinen Wählern Arbeitsplätze versprochen und soll jetzt wegen Wählertäuschung umgerechnet 6000 Mark Geldstrafe bezahlen. Wäre das auch in Deutschland möglich?
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  2. (Switzerland) student council of a university department[1]

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