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Meaning of "states general"

states general - Refers to an assembly or congress representing the three estates of the realm (clergy, nobility, and commoners) in some European countries, particularly in France
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  • A legislative assembly in the Netherlands until 1795, uniting representatives of the three estates of clergy, nobles, and commons.
  • A similar assembly in pre-Revolutionary France.

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Of states general and complete disarmament.
Genetics will be the program of the states general of bioethics on Thursday.
The states general have more.
She fully shared the enthusiasm with which the opening of the States General was received.
Members of the States General are not subject to any restrictions on accepting gifts.
Generalfeldmarschall was equivalent to a United States general of the army.
The States General referred to ancient precedent to justify their actions.
Member of the second room of the States General.
Neither will it be through States General shortly after the elections.
Several geographic place names are derived from the States General.
This caused the States General to start looking for a different sovereign.
The jealousies of rank have brought the States General to an impasse.
The States General published their Acts by hanging them up in public places as placards.
The pensionaries started acting as an executive committee of the States General.
It was commissioned by the States General of the Netherlands.

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Their paralysis prevented taking any action by the States General.
The States General of the rebelling provinces.
They were tried by a court of delegated judges from the States General.
To Genoa States general of the railway cargo.
For his conduct he received a golden chain from the States General.
The States General was divided into two chambers.
Of domestic other resident sectors of other euro area Member States general governments.
The States General never gained as much power.
This is a list of the oldest living members of the States General of the Netherlands.
The States General took responsibility for the warfare in Brazil.
The official who received petitions to the States General and drafted its Placards.
The States General represent the entire people of the Netherlands.
These losses initially caused panic and a divided States General asked Louis for peace terms.
The States General then voted a total budget for sea and land forces of 32 million guilders.
The first time the States General.
The States General decide which affairs are urgent and pressing, and which are deemed controversial.
Of other euro area Member States general governments.
Sir Robert Walpole advised him to see off any further claims from the States General.
You threaten a United States General and there are consequences.
Conspiracy to bribe a United States general.
He was the only United States general to be killed during the Indian Wars.
This draft was adopted by the second Chamber of the States General.
The King had summoned the States General to meet at Blois and hold their.
Our Minister shall forward this report to the States General.
The southern States General only occasionally came in session, however.
In the service of the States General.
During that time the States General were formed by representatives of the States i . e.
Formula for fixing the contributions of member states general principles 1.
For this reason, the States General were not assembled very often.
After a first pass to introduce the character, we attack quickly by the States General.
In our constitutional system, the States General has the final word.
The States General had powers over foreign policy, and war and peace.
Major political institutions are the monarchy, the cabinet, the States General and the judicial system.
The States General for a universal convention will open on August 5, the night before the collision.
However, the moment for the meeting of the States General at Versailles.

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