States-Gen·er·al (stātsjĕnər-əl)
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Tweet pl.n. 1. A legislative assembly of representatives from the estates of the nation, as opposed to a provincial assembly. 2. The legislative assembly in France before the Revolution. Also called Estates-General. [Translation of French états généreaux and Dutch Staten-Generaal.] |
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