Storting

American  

[stawr-ting, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌtɪŋ, ˈstoʊr- /

Or Storthing

noun

1. the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house Lagting, or Lagthing, comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house Odelsting, or Odelsthing, comprising the rest.

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Storting British  

/ ˈstɔːtɪŋ /

noun

1. the parliament of Norway See also Lagting Odelsting

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Etymology

Origin of Storting

1825–35; from Norwegian, equivalent to stor “great” + ting “assembly, court”; cognate with thing ²

Example Sentences

To form a majority in the 169-seat Storting, a coalition needs 85 seats, and minority governments have long been common in Norway.

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The Storting, the Norwegian parliament, accepted the criticisms and "offered profound apologies" for the failures, allocating funding to a study of the impact of the disaster on the bereaved and survivors.

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Grøthe believes that having so many young politicians in the Storting brings many advantages, with different cultures and ages better represented.

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But since she was elected to the Storting, there has been far less time for such activities.

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Maren Grøthe became the youngest national politician in Norway's history when she was elected to its national assembly, the Storting, aged just 20 last year.

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