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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.
member of the Bundestag
Both words refer to elected members of a German parliament. A Bundestagsabgeordneter works in parliament at the federal level, while a Landtagsabgeordneter works in the parliament of a federal state. Use Bundestagsabgeordneter for nationwide decisions and Landtagsabgeordneter for issues concerning the respective federal state.
Der Landtagsabgeordnete sprach über die Schulen in seinem Bundesland.
The state parliament member spoke about the schools in his federal state.
Der Bundestagsabgeordnete stimmte über ein bundesweites Gesetz ab.
The member of the Bundestag voted on a nationwide law.
