Landtag

[ German lahnt-tahkh ]

/ German ˈlɑntˌtɑx /

noun History/Historical.

the legislature of certain states in Germany.

Origin of Landtag

< German: literally, land parliament. See day, diet²

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Examples from the Web for landtag

A new house has also been built for the Prussian parliament (Landtag) in the Albrecht-strasse.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various
At the elections of 1903 the Social Democrats put forth effort for the first time in an organized way to win seats in the Landtag.
The Governments of Europe|Frederic Austin Ogg
On the side of administration the powers of the Landtag are but nominal.
The Governments of Europe|Frederic Austin Ogg
In the Landtag, however, the difficulty of pushing them through was at once evident.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

In Voralberg the unmarried women taxpayers were also given the right to vote in elections of the Landtag.
The Modern Woman's Rights Movement|Kaethe Schirmacher

British Dictionary definitions for landtag

Landtag

/ (ˈlɑːntˌtɑːk) /

noun

the legislative assembly of each state in present-day Germany and Austria

the estates of principalities in medieval and modern Germany

the assembly of numerous states in 19th-century Germany

Word Origin for Landtag

C16: German: land assembly

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