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
[stayts-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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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."
From Time Magazine Archive
The pact now before the Dutch States-General was drafted last month at Linggadjati.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her Majesty ignored them as her coach rolled past the moat into the medieval Binnenhof, seat of the States-General.
From Time Magazine Archive
It won 29 of the 100 seats in the lower House of the States-General.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the President of the Assembly of the States-General.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 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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