Folketing

American  

[fohl-kuh-ting] / ˈfoʊl kəˌtɪŋ /

Or Folkething

noun

1. the unicameral parliament of Denmark.

2. History/Historical. the lower house of the Rigsdag.

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Folketing British  

/ ˈfɔlɡəteŋ, ˈfəʊlkətɪŋ /

noun

1. the unicameral Danish parliament

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Etymology

Origin of Folketing

From Danish; see origin at folk, thing ²

Example Sentences

The 17th Century Børsen is one of the city's oldest buildings and is a stone's throw from Denmark's parliament, the Folketing, and the royal palace, Christiansborg.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

The 17th Century Børsen is one of the city's oldest buildings and is a stone's throw from Denmark's parliament, the Folketing, housed in the old royal palace of Christiansborg castle.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

Four of the 179 seats in Denmark’s legislature, known as the Folketing, are reserved for Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, another autonomous Danish territory.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

In the Danish parliamentary democracy, no party on its own has won a clear majority of the 179 seats that make up Parliament, called the Folketing, in more than a century.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

The elections of 1884 showed clearly that the nation was also now on the side of the Radicals, 83 out of the 102 members of the Folketing belonging to the opposition.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various