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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The result was never in doubt - and only 26 of the 169 members of the Storting supported abolition.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

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.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024

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

Run quickly to the inspector's office, Fritzchen, and tell Herr Storting that I wish to speak to him immediately, and that I am waiting for him in the garden in the jessamine arbour.

From Quicksands by Adolph Streckfuss

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