Legislative Assembly
noun
the legislature of France 1791–92.
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legislative assemblynounthe bicameral legislature in 28 states of the US
Legislative Assembly
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French History.
legislative assembly
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the bicameral legislature in 28 states of the US
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the lower chamber of the bicameral state legislatures in several Commonwealth countries, such as Australia
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the unicameral legislature in most Canadian provinces
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any assembly with legislative powers
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Fernandez declared at the close of her campaign, referring to the number of seats in the 57-seat Legislative Assembly needed to overhaul the judiciary.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
Then, members of a smaller group known as the Legislative Assembly, which consists of representatives selected by campus departments, will vote on a no confidence resolution and a censure resolution.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
Teslyn Barkman, deputy chair of the territory's Legislative Assembly, urged EU countries to "respect the wishes of the Falkland Islanders and refer to us by our proper name".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2023
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly made the country the first to do so in June 2021.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
To bring in a new labor union, however small, in what he hoped would be his future constituency, would be an excellent beginning for a journey to the Legislative Assembly.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
"About 5kg of gold has been stolen," Congress party's VD Satheesan, who is the leader of the opposition in the state legislative assembly, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Renee Tajima, a professor of Asian American studies and academic senate legislative assembly member, said the vote for censure and no confidence was a “no brainer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
The alert was sent to mobile phones across the island of 23 million people, where presidential and legislative assembly elections will be held Saturday.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
Razia Sultan, the daughter of Mohammed Yasin Malik, 57, made this emotional demand after she was allowed to address the regional legislative assembly in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Throughout 1932, the Hitler Youth campaigned heartily to get Nazis elected to the Reichstag, the legislative assembly or Parliament of Germany.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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