Ausschussvorsitz
committee chairmanship, chairpersonship of a parliamentary committee
noun OWS-shus-for-zits Rare
Usage Note
Ausschussvorsitz is the position of chairing a parliamentary committee. In the Bundestag, committee chairs are distributed proportionally among the parties. Holding the Ausschussvorsitz of a key committee (e.g. finance or defence) is considered influential.
Examples
"Die SPD behielt den Ausschussvorsitz im Finanzausschuss."
Natural Translation
The SPD retained the chairmanship of the finance committee.
Literal Translation
The SPD retained the committee-chair in the finance-committee.
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