Glossary.
| German | Translation |
| Reich | Commonwealth |
| Reichs- | of the Commonwealth, national |
| Reichsarbeiterrat | National Workers' Council |
| Reichsgericht | National Judicial Court |
| Reichskanzler | National Chancellor |
| Reichsminister | National Minister |
| Reichsministerium, pl.,-ien | National Department |
| Reichsprasident | President of the Commonwealth, National President |
| Reichsrat | National Council |
| Reichsregierung | National Cabinet |
| Reichstag | National Assembly |
| Reichsverwaltungsgericht | National Administration Court |
| Reichswirtschaftsrat | National Economic Council |
| Land | State (as integral part of the Commonwealth) |
| Landes- | of the State, State |
| Landesregierung | State Cabinet |
| Landtag | State Assembly |
| Wahlprufungsgericht | Electoral Commission |
| Staat | country, state (one of the family of nations); referring to Germany, it designates the Commonwealth and separate States as a single political entity. |
| Staatsgerichtshof | Supreme Judicial Court |
| staatlich | political |
| freistaatlich | republican |
The Constitution of the German Commonwealth
PREAMBLE
The German People, united in all their branches, and inspired by the determination to renew and strengthen their Commonwealth in liberty and justice, to preserve peace both at home and abroad, and to foster social progress, have adopted the following Constitution.