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The Council of Five Hundred was part of the legislative body known as the Corps Legislatif. The lower house of the body was known as the Council of Five Hundred. Its membership included men, who were age thirty or older, and its purpose was to propose legislation, then send it to the Council of Ancients, who were 40 years of age or older, who held veto power.

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