Storting

or Stor·thing

[ stawr-ting, stohr- ]

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.

Storting

/ ˈstɔːtɪŋ /

noun

1. the parliament of Norway See also Lagting Odelsting

Word History and Origins

Origin of Storting¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Storting¹

C19: Norwegian, from stor great + thing assembly

Example Sentences

Petter's father was deputy to the Storting, and had taken to sitting reading the papers of an evening.

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