Diet (assembly)
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In politics, a Diet is a formal deliberative assembly. The term is derived from Medieval Latin dietas, and ultimately comes from the Latin dies, "day." The word came to be used in this sense because these assemblies met on a daily basis.
[edit] Historic uses
In this sense, it commonly refers to the Reichstag assemblies of the Holy Roman Empire; see Reichstag (institution), Diet of Augsburg, Diet of Nuremberg, Diet of Regensburg, Diet of Speyer and Diet of Worms.
The Riksdag of the Estates was the diet of the four estates of Sweden, from the 15th century until 1866. The Diet of Finland, was the successor to the Riksdag of the Estates in the Grand Duchy of Finland, from 1809 to 1906.
The Swiss Diet was known as Tagsatzung.
In other countries the name of the comparable assembly came from the generality of the States:
- Belgium and the Netherlands: Staten Generaal
- France: États Généraux
- Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana, Cortes Generales
[edit] Current use
- The Japanese Parliament (the Kokkai) is conventionally called the Diet in English.
