Regierungsrat

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German

Etymology

Regierung (“government”) +‎ Rat (“council”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁəˈɡiːʁʊŋsˌʁaːt/
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Noun

Regierungsrat m (strong, genitive Regierungsrates or Regierungsrats, plural Regierungsräte)

  1. governing council (often regional or local)
  2. (Switzerland) Conseil d'État (council constituting the cantonal government)
  3. (Switzerland) a member of the Conseil d'État

Declension

Declension of Regierungsrat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Regierungsrat die Regierungsräte
genitive eines des Regierungsrates, Regierungsrats der Regierungsräte
dative einem dem Regierungsrat, Regierungsrate1 den Regierungsräten
accusative einen den Regierungsrat die Regierungsräte

1Now rare, see notes.

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