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The States or the Estates signifies, in different countries and dominions, the assembly of the (feudalistic) representatives of the estates of the realm, called together for purposes of legislation or deliberation. In German speaking countries they were also known by the name Landtag (see also Diet (assembly)).

In some states, the first estate were the Roman Catholic clergymen, the second estate was composed of the nobility, and the third estate was composed of the bourgeoisie and the peasants. Bourgeoisie, peasants and one with no estate from birth were separated in Sweden and Finland, as late as until 1905.

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States General

In some countries, the estates were called together for the generality (States General or Diet) In some countries the present-day parliament or government still has the historical name.
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dominion, often Dominion,[1] was a self-governing colony or autonomous state within the British Empire prior to 1948,[2] and included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and Ireland.
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Feudalism refers to a general set of reciprocal legal and military obligations among the warrior nobility of Europe during the Middle Ages, revolving around the three key concepts of lords, vassals, and fiefs.
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estates of the realm were the broad divisions of society, usually distinguishing nobility, clergy, and commoners recognised in the Middle Ages, and also later, in Europe. While various realms inverted the order of the first two, commoners were universally tertiary, and often
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Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body. The term may refer to a single law, or the collective body of enacted law, while "statute" is also used to refer to a single law.
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German language (both as an official language and as a minority language) is spoken in a number of countries and territories in Central Europe. To cover this speech area they are often referred to as the German speaking countries or the German speaking area.
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A Landtag (Diet) is a representative assembly or parliament in German speaking countries with some legislative authority.

The German word "Landtag" is composed of the words Land
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In politics, a diet is a formal deliberative assembly. The term is derived from Medieval Latin dietas, and ultimately comes from the Latin dies, "day". The word came to be used in this sense because these assemblies met on a daily basis.
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A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area. It usually includes the set of institutions that claim the authority to make the rules that govern the people of the society in that territory, though its status as a state often depends in part on
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Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. The term comes from Greek κληρος (a lot, that which is assigned by lot (allotment) or metaphorically, heritage).
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Bourgeoisie (RP /ˌbɔː.ʒwɑːˈzi/, GA /ˌbu.
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peasant, derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays, the countryside or region, which itself derives from the Latin pagus
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Motto
(Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
"For Sweden – With the Times" ²
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Du gamla, Du fria
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Anthem
Maamme   (Finnish)
Vårt land   (Swedish)
Our Land
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Jersey

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Guernsey

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    The States of Alderney (French: États d'Aurigny) is the parliament/council and legislature of Alderney in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It sends two representatives to the States of Guernsey as well.
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    The States of Holland and West Frisia (Dutch: Staten van Holland en Westfriesland) were the representation of the three Estates (standen): Nobility, Clergy and Commons to the court of the Count of Holland.
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    The States of Flanders were the representation of the three estates: Nobility, Clergy and Commons to the court of the Count of Flanders. These three estates were also called the States.
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    The States of Brabant were the representation of the three estates: Nobility, Clergy and Commons to the court of the Duke of Brabant. These three estates were also called the States.
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    A Sejmik (diminutive of the Polish "Sejm," or Parliament) was a regional sejm in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and earlier in the Kingdom of Poland. Sejmiks lasted until the end of the Commonwealth in 1795 after the partitions of Poland.
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    Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, also known as the First Polish Republic or Republic (Commonwealth) of the Two (Both) Nations (Peoples), (Polish: Pierwsza Rzeczpospolita or Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów
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    The word States-General, or Estates-General, may refer to:
    • French States-General (Etats-Généraux) of France before the French Revolution
    • States-General of the Netherlands (Staten-Generaal) of the Seventeen Provinces, later of the United Provinces

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    In politics, a diet is a formal deliberative assembly. The term is derived from Medieval Latin dietas, and ultimately comes from the Latin dies, "day". The word came to be used in this sense because these assemblies met on a daily basis.
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    The Seventeen Provinces were a personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 15th century and 16th century, roughly covering the current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, a good part of the North of France (Artois, Nord) and a small part of the West of Germany.
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    The Netherlands

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    The Grand Duchy of Finland (Latin: Magnus Ducatus Finlandiæ) was the predecessor state of modern Finland that existed in its territory 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire.
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