Landtag

[German lahnt-tahkh]

noun History/Historical.

the legislature of certain states in Germany.

Origin of Landtag

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

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Historical Examples of landtag

On the side of administration the powers of the Landtag are but nominal.
The Governments of Europe
Frederic Austin Ogg
He had done his part, and the rest was the concern of Herr Krippenreuther and the Landtag.
Royal Highness
Thomas Mann
A new house has also been built for the Prussian parliament (Landtag) in the Albrecht-strasse.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6
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Minister of State von Knobelsdorff declared in the monarch's name the Landtag to be open.
Royal Highness
Thomas Mann
On June 12, the Government proposal for the establishment of a monarchy with a hereditary ruler was presented to the Landtag.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918
Various

British Dictionary definitions for landtag

Landtag

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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