Storting

American

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

Or Storthing

noun

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.

Storting British

/ ˈstɔːtɪŋ /

noun

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

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Storting

The average age in the Storting is 46 and has remained so since the end of the 1990s, because while a record number of young people are joining, they are also working longer.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2022

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

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2022

London Pub is located in the vicinity of the Storting, Norway’s legislature.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022

Norway's King Harald, in the presence of Crown Prince Haakon, delivers a speech during the opening of the Storting, Norway's parliament, in Oslo, Norway October 11, 2021.

From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2022

Punctually at seven he started with Storting for Breslau.

From Quicksands by Streckfuss, Adolph

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