Stormont

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔː(ɹ)mənt/

Proper noun

Stormont

1. Stormont Estate, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, located east of Belfast in County Down.
2. (metonymically, UK politics) The Northern Ireland Assembly.
   • 2019 October 3, Lisa O'Carroll, “What are the concerns over Stormont's role in proposed Brexit deal?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The proposal requires Stormont to approve the special arrangements for Northern Ireland to remain aligned with the EU before the end of the transition period and every four years after that.

   • 2023 December 11, Rory Carroll, Ben Quinn, “Northern Irish leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to revive Stormont”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Downing Street hopes the package, combined with parallel negotiations with the DUP over post-Brexit trading arrangements, will persuade the DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, to restore Stormont after almost two years of political stasis.

Derived terms

• South Stormont
• Stormontgate
• United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Further reading

• Stormont Estate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia