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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In February 2020, amid a standoff with the political opposition, Bukele threatened to dissolve the Legislature, bringing with him armed soldiers to occupy the legislative assembly.
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Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
El Salvador’s legislative assembly, where Bukele’s New Ideas party holds a supermajority of 54 out of 60 seats, on Thursday voted to approve a series of constitutional reforms which could pave the way for Bukele to govern indefinitely.
—Elizabeth Bratton, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Then, during the business of the legislative assembly, Illinois pastor Paul Cooper asked Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, to pray for Lyell.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The vote, which was widely criticized by Guyanese officials, instead saw Venezuelans pick a new governor, six deputies to the National Assembly of Venezuela, and seven to a regional legislative assembly.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
El Salvador’s legislative assembly, where Bukele’s New Ideas party holds a supermajority of 54 out of 60 seats, on Thursday voted to approve a series of constitutional reforms which could pave the way for Bukele to govern indefinitely.
—Elizabeth Bratton, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Then, during the business of the legislative assembly, Illinois pastor Paul Cooper asked Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, to pray for Lyell.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The vote, which was widely criticized by Guyanese officials, instead saw Venezuelans pick a new governor, six deputies to the National Assembly of Venezuela, and seven to a regional legislative assembly.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for legislative assembly
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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