legislative assembly

noun

variants often Legislative Assembly

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

Examples of legislative assembly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wangchuk began attending formal school only about age nine, when the family moved to Srinagar, after his father, Sonam Wangyal, was elected to the state’s legislative assembly. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

The president has defended the constitutional reforms approved by the legislative assembly. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Future legislative assemblies would be able to raise taxes without needing voter approval, so long as it is offset by decreasing the income tax. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026

This sparring escalated with the UMC General Conference in May 2024 in Charlotte, when the international legislative assembly removed LGBTQ+ restrictions. — Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for legislative assembly

• disassembly
• reassembly
• subassembly

Legal Definition

legislative assembly

noun

often capitalized L&A

1

: a bicameral legislature

2

: the lower house of a bicameral legislature