English Explanatory Dictionary

States General

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ad hoc consultative assembly in prerevolutionary France uniting representatives of the three estates of clergy, nobles, and commons.
  2. A similar assembly in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands.
  3. A standing executive-legislative council in the Dutch Republic, consisting of delegates of the sovereign Dutch provinces, that functioned as a de facto confederal government and/or collective head of state.
  4. The bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Pronunciation

/steɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/

Word forms

States General

Etymology

From states, plural of state + general, after Dutch Staten-Generaal, Middle French etats generaux.

Synonyms

Estates General

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 三級會議 /三级会议 Dutch: Staten-Generaal German: Generalstaaten German: Generalstände French: états généraux
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