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 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.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s allies in the legislative assembly similarly voted in May 2021 to remove the government’s attorney general as well all five top judges for obstructing Bukele’s plans to imprison, without proper due process, large numbers of people.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The votes were part of a series by the United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly between April 23-May 3 in Charlotte rolling back what many progressive and centrist Methodists viewed as overly restrictive policies.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Twenty-four days later on June 1 at the West Ohio Conference annual legislative assembly, Cox’s peers cheered and clapped for her during a celebration of ministry service.
—David Farré, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s allies in the legislative assembly similarly voted in May 2021 to remove the government’s attorney general as well all five top judges for obstructing Bukele’s plans to imprison, without proper due process, large numbers of people.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The votes were part of a series by the United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly between April 23-May 3 in Charlotte rolling back what many progressive and centrist Methodists viewed as overly restrictive policies.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Twenty-four days later on June 1 at the West Ohio Conference annual legislative assembly, Cox’s peers cheered and clapped for her during a celebration of ministry service.
—David Farré, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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