States-General
noun
the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber First Chamber and a lower chamber Second Chamber.
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States General
States Generalplural nounthe bicameral legislature of the Netherlands
States-General
American
[steyts-jen-er-uhl]
/ ˈsteɪtsˈdʒɛn ər əl /
noun
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the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber First Chamber and a lower chamber Second Chamber.
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French History. the legislative body in France before the French Revolution.
States General
British
plural noun
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the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands
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history
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an assembly of the estates of an entire country in contrast to those of a single province
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Also called: Estates General. the assembly of the estates of all France, last meeting in 1789
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the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from the 16th to 18th century
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Etymology
Origin of States-General
First recorded in 1575–85
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It won 29 of the 100 seats in the lower House of the States-General.
From Time Magazine Archive
He welcomed the convocation of the States-General, took his seat among the Auvergne nobility and prepared to do his bit in giving France a constitution and legalized reform.
From Time Magazine Archive
On July 11, 1789, La Fayette tried to fill the frame by presenting to the States-General his radical Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens.
From Time Magazine Archive
So he would assemble a States-General on his own.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ministers were declared responsible to the States-General, and a liberal measure of self-government was also granted.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
As Toussaint Louverture rose in Saint Domingue and the election of 1800 approached in the United States, General Napoleon Bonaparte seized dictatorial power from a corrupt and ineffective French government.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Resonantly, perhaps, Mr. Ramírez has received a commission from the United States General Services Administration to create a work for the expanded Port of Entry in San Ysidro, Calif., the busiest border crossing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2016
Number of florins offered as a similar prize by the States General of the Netherlands.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2015
Referring to Mr. Karzai’s recent assertion that Afghanistan would side with Pakistan if Pakistan got involved in a war with the United States, General Fuller was quoted as calling the comments “erratic.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2011
During a brief visit to the States, General Westmoreland joined the effort.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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