National Assembly

British  

noun

1. French history the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly

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Example Sentences

"When debate no longer allows a conclusion, someone has to take responsibility," he told the National Assembly just ahead of the votes Friday.

From Barron's

If Lecornu survives that second attempt to topple him, the budget bill must then be reviewed by the upper-house Senate before returning to the lower-house National Assembly for final adoption.

From Barron's

Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the National Assembly, said the party chief had received 180 out of 180 votes to remain in the top job.

From Barron's

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s hydrocarbons bill, which is expected to be approved next week by Venezuela’s National Assembly, would give companies more autonomy to operate oil fields and export crude under contracts with state oil firm Petróleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just five days after the US raid, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly announced that "an important number of people" would be freed as "a gesture of peace".

From BBC