the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber First Chamber and a lower chamber Second Chamber.
French History. the legislative body in France before the French Revolution.
the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands
history
an assembly of the estates of an entire country in contrast to those of a single province
Also called: Estates General. the assembly of the estates of all France, last meeting in 1789
the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from the 16th to 18th century
First recorded in 1575–85
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So he would assemble a States-General on his own.
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Her Majesty ignored them as her coach rolled past the moat into the medieval Binnenhof, seat of the States-General.
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A history of the twelve turbulent years from the meeting of the States-General in 1789 through the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, narrated by Michael Redgrave.
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Then the chairman of the Joint Session of the States-General will, on behalf of the sovereign people, pronounce the proud and wary formula: "By virtue of the Constitution, we accept you ... as Queen."
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The Hague, September 17th, 1782,407 Conference with the Secretary of the States-General for correcting the treaty of commerce.—Conversation with the French Ambassador on the Dutch naval forces.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various
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