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Constituent Assembly

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noun

French History.
  1. the legislature of France 1789–91.


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His mother, Ariadna Chernova, was the daughter of Viktor Chernov, a socialist revolutionary who fleetingly served as president of Russia's Constituent Assembly in 1918, before it was dispersed by the Bolsheviks.

From Reuters Jul. 26, 2023

First elected to a public office in 2000, she came to national prominence in 2014 as the vice-chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, created to draft a new constitution.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2021

The head of the country’s Constituent Assembly, who is also a military officer, and the former head of Venezuelan military intelligence were also charged.

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2020

In 1978, Mr. García was elected to the Constituent Assembly, which devised a new constitution that paved the way for the country’s return to democratic elections after 12 years of military rule.

From Washington Post Apr. 17, 2019

Hence, our attempt to call the Constituent Assembly.

From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Leon Davidovich Trotzky

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