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‖n. [ G. ] 1. [ Note: from the 1913 definition ] The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire (and of the Weimar Republic), which was composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. This term is no longer (in 1997) applied to the German parliament. See also Bundesrath. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. [ Note: from the 1913 definition ] The national representative body of Hungary, consisting of a House of Magnates (including archdukes, peers, high officials of the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant Churches, and certain other dignitaries) and a House of Representatives (in 1912 consisting of 453 members). See Legislative, Diet. [ archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]