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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His Tisza party has a two-thirds majority of 141 seats in the 199-seat National Assembly.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

That was the year Mitterrand became president and Jospin first entered the National Assembly.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Under South Korean law, Shin should undergo a hearing at the National Assembly before his formal appointment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Vietnam goes to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 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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