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  house of assembly

  noun

  the legislature or the lower house of the legislature in certain countries of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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  House of Assembly

  noun

  a legislative assembly or the lower chamber of such an assembly, esp in various British colonies and countries of the Commonwealth

house of assembly

American  

noun

1. the legislature or the lower house of the legislature in certain countries of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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House of Assembly British  

noun

1. a legislative assembly or the lower chamber of such an assembly, esp in various British colonies and countries of the Commonwealth

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Etymology

Origin of house of assembly

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors in 28 of the country's 36 states as well as state house of assembly members.

From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2023

Candidates for state governors and house of assembly will be chosen ahead of the convention.

From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2022

The next year, he contested elections for PNG’s new house of assembly and became chief minister.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2021

The word comes from an old Norse word meaning "house of assembly".

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2019

As individual effort was plainly hopeless, the subject was taken up by the house of assembly of Upper Canada.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir