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Recent Examples of legislative assembly
One result was the shuttering of most of Europe’s legislative assemblies: the Estates-General in France, the Cortes Generales in Spain.
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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
The vote was conducted by a legislative assembly of more than 200 members across UCLA departments who are elected to represent 3,800 tenured and tenure-track faculty.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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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
The vote was conducted by a legislative assembly of more than 200 members across UCLA departments who are elected to represent 3,800 tenured and tenure-track faculty.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative assembly
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On Sunday, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez addressed club members, known as ‘socios’, at their general assembly.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
25 Nov. 2024
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The state's general assembly established the Critically Missing Adult Alert program in 2018.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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As Abbott did Texas, Governor Lee then engaged a number of state legislatives races during the 2024 cycle in order to help candidates who support school choice beat those who oppose it.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the presidential race, Michigan voters are casting votes to fill an open U.S. Senate seat and weighing in on congressional, state legislative, Michigan Supreme Court and university board races, as well as local offices and proposals.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Detroit Free Press,
28 Oct. 2024
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This month, the Republican governor called for a special session of the state legislature to help support Trump’s immigration agenda.—
Vanessa G Sánchez and Daniel Chang,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Iowa’s agricultural zoning and permitting laws are written by the state legislature and carried out by the state’s Department of Natural Resources, each of which have close ties to Iowa’s powerful agribusiness lobby — as does Iowa’s governor and secretary of agriculture.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seitan, a high-protein meat alternative, complements other plant foods and is a great addition to these diets.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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January 24, 2025 January is the month of the detox diet.—
Vicky Vera,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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