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/ˈstadˌhəʊldə/ · noun
(historical) The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic..
For decades, no stadtholder who would counterbalance the power of the Amsterdam regents had been appointed.
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Stadtholder means (historical) The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic..
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For decades, no stadtholder who would counterbalance the power of the Amsterdam regents had been appointed.
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