Land·tag

(länt′täk′)

n. pl. Land·tag·e (-tä′gə)

1. The legislative assembly of many German-speaking polities, including most German states.

2. A diet or assembly in some German states in the 19th century.

[German : Land, country (from Middle High German lant; see landsman²) + Tag, day, diet, assembly (from Middle High German, from Old High German, influenced by Medieval Latin diēta, diet; see agh- in Indo-European roots).]

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Landtag

(ˈlɑːntˌtɑːk)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the legislative assembly of each state in present-day Germany and Austria

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the estates of principalities in medieval and modern Germany

3. (Historical Terms) the assembly of numerous states in 19th-century Germany

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the assembly of numerous states in 19th-century Germany

[C16: German: land assembly]

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Land•tag

(ˈlɑntˌtɑg, -ˌtɑx)

n.

the legislature of certain states in Germany.

[< German: literally, land parliament]

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Next we have the pica heading, "News of the Day," under which the following facts are set forth: Prince Leopold is going on a visit to Vienna, six lines; Prince Arnulph is coming back from Russia, two lines; the Landtag will meet at ten o'clock in the morning and consider an election law, three lines and one word over; a city government item, five and one-half lines; prices of tickets to the proposed grand Charity Ball, twenty-three lines--for this one item occupies almost one-fourth of the entire first page; there is to be a wonderful Wagner concert in Frankfurt-on-the-Main, with an orchestra of one hundred and eight instruments, seven and one-half lines.

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