National Assembly

British

noun

French history the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly

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The unicameral National Assembly unanimously backed the mining law on its second reading, assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez announced.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The lower house National Assembly in January passed legislation demanding all social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“The National Assembly has changed its name. Now it is called ‘The Garden of Flowers,’” the letter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

For two decades, the two candidates worked closely together in both the National Assembly and Nice’s city hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

And in August, the newly defined National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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