Meanings
proper noun
- The Swedish parliament.
The bloodless royalist coup d'état performed against his Riksdag by enlightened ruler Gustavus III of Sweden in August 1772 gave credence to the idea of a European wave of reaction against the excesses of representative government.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 288
Origin
- Swedishriksdag
- EnglishRiksdag
Borrowed from Swedish riksdag.
More words from Swedish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish Ruotsin valtiopäivät
- Ruotsin valtiopäivätSwedish parliament
Swedish Sveriges riksdag, riksdagen
- Sveriges riksdagSwedish parliament
- riksdagenSwedish parliament
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APA
Riksdag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riksdag
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Chicago
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