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The parliament of a federal state in Germany or Austria, which passes the laws for that state.
Der sächsische Landtag hat ein neues Klimaschutzgesetz verabschiedet.
The Saxon state parliament passed a new climate protection law.
'Landtag' is made up of 'Land' (in the sense of a federal state) and 'Tag'. Here, 'Tag' does not mean 'day' as in 'today', but comes from 'Tagung' (meeting/session). A Landtag is therefore the assembly of a state.
Der bayerische Landtag ist das Parlament des Freistaates Bayern.
The Bavarian state parliament is the parliament of the Free State of Bavaria.
Germany is a federal republic made up of federal states. Each of these federal states has its own parliament, called a 'Landtag' (state parliament), which is responsible for legislation at the state level.
Die Bildungspolitik wird in Deutschland von den Landtagen der Bundesländer bestimmt.
Education policy in Germany is determined by the state parliaments of the federal states.
Context tells you whether the parliament as an institution or the building is meant. Political verbs such as 'beschließen' (to decide/pass) or 'wählen' (to elect) refer to the institution. Prepositions of place such as 'in', 'vor', or 'am' refer to the building.
Der Landtag debattiert heute über den neuen Haushalt.
The state parliament is debating the new budget today.
In a political context, you often hear the phrases 'in den Landtag gewählt werden' (to be elected to the state parliament) or 'im Landtag sitzen' (to sit in the state parliament, i.e. to be a member of parliament).
Bei der letzten Wahl wurde sie direkt in den Landtag gewählt.
In the last election, she was directly elected to the state parliament.
parliament
'das Parlament' and 'der Landtag' can both mean an elected assembly that passes laws. 'Parlament' is the general umbrella term. A 'Landtag' is a specific kind of parliament: it belongs to a federal state in Germany or Austria and decides on laws for that state. Both words can also mean the building. The risk of confusion arises because a Landtag is a parliament. When speaking generally about elected representatives, 'Parlament' is correct. When it is about the politics of a federal state, 'Landtag' is more precise.
Vor dem Termin informiert sich die Klasse über den Landtag in ihrem Bundesland.
Before the appointment, the class learns about the Landtag in their federal state.
Das Parlament berät heute über den Haushalt des Landes.
The parliament is discussing the state's budget today.