landtag
Noun
Meaning
The diet or legislative body; as, the Landtag of Prussia.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
Although a constitution was granted, its provisions fell far short of the demands of the revolutionaries.sfn In 1849, Bismarck was elected to the Landtag.
All members of the Landtag exercise their mandates in addition to their normal professions or occupations.
At the same time the principle of primogeniture was reasserted, and the right to summon the joint Landtag was reserved to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Chiemseehof, seat of the Salzburg Landtag The last results, in May 2013 (compared to 2009) were: The elected Salzburg Landeshauptmann is Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP), chairing a coalition government of ÖVP, Greens and Team Stronach ministers (Landesräte).
Early political career Young politician Bismarck at age 32, 1847 In 1847 Bismarck, aged thirty-two, was chosen as a representative to the newly created Prussian legislature, the Vereinigter Landtag.
It could be argued that the strengthening of the Prince's powers, vis-a-vis the Landtag (legislature), has moved Liechtenstein into the semi-presidential category.