'Reichstag' definitions:

Definition of 'Reichstag'

From: GCIDE
  • Reichstag \Reichs"tag`\ (r?ks"t?g`), n. [G.]
  • 1. [Note: from the 1913 definition] The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire (and of the Weimar Republic), which was composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. This term is no longer (in 1997) applied to the German parliament. See also Bundesrath. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 2. [Note: from the 1913 definition] The national representative body of Hungary, consisting of a House of Magnates (including archdukes, peers, high officials of the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant Churches, and certain other dignitaries) and a House of Representatives (in 1912 consisting of 453 members). See Legislative, Diet. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]