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Althing
Althing [Icel.,=general diet], parliament of Iceland. This assembly, the oldest in Europe, was convened at Thingvellir, SW Iceland, in 930. It was dissolved in 1800, was revived as an advisory body to the Danish monarchy in 1845, and in 1874, when Iceland was granted a constitution, became again a legislative body. The Althing in 1944 voted the independence of Iceland from Denmark, a decision ratified by popular vote. The Althing is now a 63-member unicameral body, but until 1991 it comprised a lower house (two thirds of members) and an upper house (one third). Members are elected by a system of proportional representation. |
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"Althing." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Althing." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Althing.html "Althing." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Althing.html |
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Tynwald
Tynwald, meaning the assembly field, is an institution unique to the Isle of Man and is the successor of the Norse meeting of freemen. It meets on Tynwald Day, 5 July, on Tynwald Hill and is attended by the president of Tynwald, the lieutenant-governor, the bishop, the deemsters, the Legislative Council, and the House of Keys. Its main task is to ratify or approve laws and to appoint boards which serve as administrative committees. The Tynwald shares with the Icelandic Althing the claim to be the oldest surviving parliamentary institution.
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JOHN CANNON. "Tynwald." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Tynwald." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Tynwald.html JOHN CANNON. "Tynwald." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Tynwald.html |
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Tynwald
Tynwald, Tynwald Hill, Cronk-y-Keillown. Manmade circular mound a few feet high near St John's Church, 3 miles from Peel, presumed to be as near as possible to the centre of the Isle of Man; by tradition, earth was brought from every parish on the island to construct Tynwald. From earliest memory it has been a place for public ceremonials, including the reading of the laws passed by the House of Keys, the island legislature, and for the annual Tynwald Fair, held on 5 July, which was once thought of as Midsummer's Day. See also OMPHALOS.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Tynwald." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Tynwald." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Tynwald.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Tynwald." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Tynwald.html |
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Tynwald
Tynwald, meaning the assembly field, is an institution unique to the Isle of Man and is the successor of the Norse meeting of freemen. The Tynwald shares with the Icelandic Althing the claim to be the oldest surviving parliamentary institution.
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JOHN CANNON. "Tynwald." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Tynwald." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Tynwald.html JOHN CANNON. "Tynwald." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Tynwald.html |
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Tynwald
Tynwald annual convention in the Isle of Man. XV. — ON. *pingwall-, stem of pingvǫllr, f. ping assembly + vǫllr field, level ground.
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T. F. HOAD. "Tynwald." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Tynwald." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Tynwald.html T. F. HOAD. "Tynwald." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Tynwald.html |
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Althing
Althinga whole assembly, specifically, the General Assembly of Iceland. |
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"Althing." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Althing." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300034.html "Althing." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300034.html |
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Tynwald
Tynwald
•Roald • unlabelled (US unlabeled)
•ribald • untroubled • unruffled
•newfangled • unwrinkled
•bespectacled
•untrammelled (US untrammeled)
•Arnold • Reginald
•Donald, Macdonald, Ronald
•unexampled • unprincipled
•uncrumpled • Harold
•Fitzgerald, Gerald, herald
•emerald • embattled • unmetalled
•untitled • disgruntled
•untravelled (US untraveled)
•unrivalled (US unrivaled) • Tynwald
•Ostwald • Oswald • sozzled • world
•dreamworld • underworld
•afterworld • netherworld
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"Tynwald." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tynwald." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tynwald.html "Tynwald." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tynwald.html |
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