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The word <i>'''''States-General'''</i>'' (or <i>'''''Estates-General'''</i>'' refers in [[English language | English]] to :

* the [[French States-General|''Etats-Généraux'']] of [[France]] before the [[French Revolution]]

* the [[Netherlands States-General|''Staten Generaal'']] of the Dutch [[Netherlands]].

The name in both cases signifies, whatever the ultimate divergence in character of the two bodies, the assembly of the representatives of the various [[estates of the realm]], called together for purposes of [[legislation]] or deliberation.

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''Original text from [[1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica]]''

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