Church Assembly
noun
Definition of Church Assembly
: the Church of England body for the governance of the church consisting of a house of clergy and a house of laity which since 1919 have together had the power to pass measures relating to the church for submission to Parliament for approval or rejection
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1919
First Known Use of church assembly
1919
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