First recorded in 1645–55
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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
Nigerians will hold a general election early next year to choose a new president, state governors and house of assembly members.
From Reuters ● May 17, 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
He was no orator, but stated his views on the questions before the house of assembly in a few terse Saxon terms,—always strictly to the point.
From History of Prince Edward Island by Campbell, Duncan
Political parties are banned, but individual candidates can run for seats in the House of Assembly every five years.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Members of the House of Assembly were discussing the proposal in a session Thursday.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022
Mottley’s and De Peiza’s parties have candidates vying to fill each of the 30 seats in the island’s House of Assembly, while Atherley’s party has 20 such candidates.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
The vote on Wednesday came less than a week after the House of Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, voted 24 to 10 in favor of the same proposal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
He served as Postmaster of Philadelphia, and as clerk of the House of Assembly of Pennsylvania.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.
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