Synonyms

National Assembly

British

noun

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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National Assembly

Pate said the government would send a bill to the National Assembly to push forward with the decriminalisation plan, with the aim of reducing suicide deaths and attempts by 15 percent by 2030.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

South Korea's national police chief was grilled by lawmakers at an emergency National Assembly hearing on Monday, during which he admitted that "there is a fault in the system".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Former National Assembly deputy Nguyen Sy Cuong was indeed driving his car down Nguyen Huy Tu Street on 30 May, 2025, when his vehicle suddenly swerved across the road and into an oncoming motorcycle.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Seoul responded that it would “carefully review” the request, since its laws require approval from the National Assembly to deploy South Korean troops overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

And in August, the newly defined National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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