innstemt

innstemt is a Norwegian adjective used to describe a person, statement, or action that is in agreement with or aligned to a particular position, plan, or standard. In a musical sense, it may also denote being in tune or in pitch. The term is formed from the prefix inn- combined with stemme, a root with senses related to tuning, adjusting pitch, or agreeing. The overall sense is internal alignment: something innstemt fits in with the surrounding context.

In usage, innstemt appears mainly in formal writing, journalism, and analysis. It can refer to people who express support or alignment with a policy, plan, or argument, and to statements or instruments that conform to a standard. Examples include a politician innstemt i forslaget, or a choir innstemt i dirigentens tempo. In everyday speech, more common words like enig or enstemmig are often used; enstemmig stresses complete unanimity, while innstemt emphasizes alignment or being in harmony with a given framework rather than absolute consensus.

See also enstemmig, enig, stemme.