landsmoder

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From land (“country”) +‎ moder (“mother”).

Noun

landsmoder f (indefinite plural landsmødre, definite plural landsmødrene)

  1. A stateswoman; a woman who has been a prime minister or head of state of a country for a long period of time.
    • 2009 April 20, Even Kjølleberg, NRK‎[1]:
      Hele Norges landsmoder, tidligere statsminister Gro Harlem Brundtland, fyller 70 år 20. april.
      All of Norway's state mother, ex-prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, turns 70 on the 20th of April.
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