Legislative Assembly

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noun French History.

the legislature of France 1791–92.

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Words nearby Legislative Assembly

Legion of Merit, legis., legislate, legislation, legislative, Legislative Assembly, legislative branch, legislative council, legislative veto, legislator, legislatorial

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How to use Legislative Assembly in a sentence

In February 2021, his New Ideas party won 56 of 84 seats in El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly, a two-thirds majority that will allow Bukele’s allies to pass pretty much whatever they want.
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His son, Yaqoob Bizenjo, served as a member of the National Assembly until 2013.
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But Lomax can heave a small sigh of relief, at least for now: Legislative reform to the 1033 program will not happen in 2014.
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The FSLN-controlled legislative assembly approved the mega-project under a cloud of secrecy in a record seven days.
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At break time, the entire assembly line would run over to play the machines that were ready to be shipped out.
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Call your state senators, your assembly members, your mayors, and your city councils.
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What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?
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Opening of the national assembly of France, after the abdication of Louis Philippe.
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Struck with surprise, the dead silence of profound awe, for an instant stilled the whole assembly.
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It was strenuously opposed by all possible means, governmental, legislative, and literary.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Again, common law decisions are not binding on the courts that make them like statutes or legislative commands.
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British Dictionary definitions for Legislative Assembly

legislative assembly

noun (often capitals)

the bicameral legislature in 28 states of the US

the lower chamber of the bicameral state legislatures in several Commonwealth countries, such as Australia

the unicameral legislature in most Canadian provinces

any assembly with legislative powers

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