Staten-Generaal

Dutch nl:+ (Nederland) nl:+ van de Nederlanden Etymology From nl frm estats généraulx. Pronunciation nl /ˌstaː.tə(n).ɣeː.nəˈraːl/ nl Nl-Staten-Generaal.ogg nl Sta ten-Ge ne raal Noun p - States General The bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1814 nl Leden der Staten-Generaal, ... Members of the States General, ... nl 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 nl historical An ad hoc consultative assembly in prerevolutionary France uniting representatives of the three estates of clergy, nobles, and commons nl historical A similar assembly in the Burgundian Netherlands Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands from 16th c. Derived terms nl Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal