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Estates General

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Estates General
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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See States General
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Noun1.Estates General - assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789
States General - assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries


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