legislative assembly

noun

often capitalized L&A
1
: a bicameral legislature (as in an American state)
2
: the lower house of a bicameral legislature
3
: a unicameral legislature
especially : one in a Canadian province

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The legislative assembly will have powers to debate local issues, make laws and approve decisions for governing the territory but cannot restore special status as that is the remit of the federal government. Reuters, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024 One result was the shuttering of most of Europe’s legislative assemblies: the Estates-General in France, the Cortes Generales in Spain. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 One recent election in East Asia will give these new parties encouragement: Taiwan’s legislative election in January saw a new third party become kingmaker in the legislative assembly. Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024 One candidate competing in the first round of the legislative assembly elections on Sunday suggested that a rival party was financed by Jews. Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for legislative assembly 

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of legislative assembly was in 1657

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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

legislative assembly

noun
often capitalized L&A
1
: a bicameral legislature
2
: the lower house of a bicameral legislature

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