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state parliament member
An elected male member of the parliament of a German or Austrian federal state (the Landtag).
Als Landtagsabgeordneter vertritt er die Interessen seines Wahlkreises in der Landeshauptstadt.
As a state parliament member, he represents the interests of his constituency in the state capital.
This long word is made up of 'der Landtag' (parliament of a federal state) and 'der Abgeordnete' (representative/member of parliament). So it is literally a member of the Landtag.
Ein Landtagsabgeordneter wird in der Regel für vier oder fünf Jahre gewählt.
A state parliament member is usually elected for four or five years.
The word 'Landtagsabgeordneter' is declined like an adjective. The ending changes depending on the article and case. For example, you say 'der Landtagsabgeordnete' (the state parliament member), but 'ein Landtagsabgeordneter' (a state parliament member).
Ich habe mit einem Landtagsabgeordneten über das Problem gesprochen.
I spoke with a state parliament member about the problem.
The term is specific to the political system in Germany and Austria. A Landtagsabgeordneter is a member of the parliament of a federal state (e.g., Bavaria, Styria), not of the national parliament.
Die Landtagsabgeordneten aus Sachsen treffen sich regelmäßig im Landtag in Dresden.
The state parliament members from Saxony meet regularly in the Landtag in Dresden.
parliamentarian
'der Parlamentarier' and 'der Landtagsabgeordneter' both mean an elected person in a parliament. 'Parlamentarier' is general and can be used for different parliaments. 'Landtagsabgeordneter' is more specific: he sits in a Landtag, that is, in the parliament of a federal state in Germany or Austria. The words can be confused because every Landtagsabgeordneter is a Parlamentarier, but not every Parlamentarier is a Landtagsabgeordneter. If the level is not important, 'Parlamentarier' can fit. If it is about a federal state, 'Landtagsabgeordneter' is more precise.
Die Klasse stellt dem Landtagsabgeordneten Fragen, weil sie den Landtag besucht.
The class asks the state parliament member questions because they are visiting the Landtag.
Kennst du den Parlamentarier, der heute im Radio gesprochen hat?
Do you know the parliamentarian who spoke on the radio today?