The word States-General, or Estates-General, refers in English to : The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

• the Etats-Généraux of France before the French Revolution
• the Staten-Generaal of the United Provinces and present-day Netherlands.

The name in both cases signifies, whatever the ultimate divergence in character of the two bodies, the assembly of the representatives of the estates of the realm, called together for purposes of legislation or deliberation. In France under the Ancien Régime, the States-General or Estates-General (in French: États-Généraux), was an assembly of the different classes of French citizenry. ... Jump to: navigation, search During the French Revolution (1789-1799) democracy and republicanism overthrew the absolute monarchy in France, and the French portion of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... The Estates-General (Staten-Generaal) is the parliament of the Netherlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search The United Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden/Provinciën, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands/Provinces — 1581–1795) was a European republic which is now known as the Netherlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search In France under the ancien régime, the Estates of the realm were the three divisions of the Estates-General. ... Jump to: navigation, search Legislation refers to the process of enacting statutory laws, or to the set of statutory laws in a state. ...

The States is an assembly of the representatives of the estates in a subnational entity. Subnational entity is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters. ...

Modern examples include the parliaments of Jersey and Guernsey are called the States of Jersey and States of Guernsey in English, being originally summoned from the estates of the bailiwicks. An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ... The States of Jersey (French: États de Jersey) is the parliament and government of Jersey. ... Jump to: navigation, search The States of Guernsey (French: États de Guernesey) is the parliament of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. ... A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. ...

The parliaments of the Dutch provinces are called "Provincial States" and the parliaments of the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba and pre-independence Suriname are called "States" as well, as a display of unity with the Netherlands.

See also

• Riksdag of the Estates
• Diet of Finland
• States of Holland

This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain. The Riksdag of the Estates, or Ståndsriksdagen, was the name used for the Estates of the Swedish realm, or Rikets ständer, when they were assembled. ... The Diet of Finland, Suomen valtiopäivät or Finlands Lantdag, was the legislative assembly, and successor to the Riksdag of the Estates, of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906. ... The States of Holland and West Friesland were the representation of the three Estates (standen): Nobility, Clergy and Commons to the court of the Count of Holland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1910-1911) represents the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century; indeed, it was advertised as such. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...