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

On Sunday, Venezuela's National Assembly condemned the boat strikes and vowed to carry out a "rigorous and thorough investigation" into the accusations of a second attack that allegedly killed two survivors.

From BBC

"Comrade Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has tendered her resignation from the National Assembly and all public representative responsibilities with immediate effect," MK party national chairperson Nkosinathi Nhleko said at a press briefing in the coastal city of Durban.

From Barron's

"The new military service moves us in the direction of hybridisation of the armed forces," Thomas Gassilloud, president of the National Assembly's defence committee, said.

From BBC

Gill also represented North Wales in the Welsh Parliament, then known as the National Assembly for Wales, from 2016 to 2017.

From BBC

Three governments in France have collapsed in less than a year, as they struggled to cobble together support in the fragmented National Assembly to pass a budget and narrow France’s widening deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal