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States General properNoun

  /steɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/
  • (historical) A similar assembly in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands. [1464–de facto 1632]
  • (historical) 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. [1588–1795]
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