Landsgemeindeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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Landsgemeinde (複数形 Landsgemeindes)

1. A type of cantonal assembly in Switzerland, where regional voting takes place.
   • 2011, Marc Lemer, A Laboratory of Liberty, p. 128:

     A ceasefire and a Landsgemeinde were called and the citizens of Schwyz met to decide en masse whether to capitulate and to accept the Helvetic republic.

   • 2017, Matt Qvortrup, Referendums Around the World, p. 50:

     After the foundation of the Swiss Federation in 1848, all cantons except those with a Landsgemeinde tradition introduced direct democratic instruments into their constitutions.