Also means
parish council
Usage Note
Gemeinderat is the elected council of a municipality, from Gemeinde (municipality) and Rat (council). It is masculine; like Stadtrat it can also denote a single member. It governs smaller communities, setting local statutes and the budget under the Bürgermeister.
Examples
"Der Gemeinderat tagt einmal im Monat im Rathaus."
Natural Translation
The municipal council meets once a month in the town hall.
Literal Translation
The municipal-council meets once in-the month in-the town-hall.
Related Words
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- Aktenvermerk file note; internal memorandum recorded in an administrative case file
- Aktenzeichen file reference number
- Allparteienkoalition all-party coalition; government formed by all parliamentary parties
- Amt office
- Amtliche Beglaubigung official certification; authentication of a document by a public authority
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