legislative assembly

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Recent Examples of legislative assembly Using witness accounts, satellite imagery and photos collected in 2025, RSF said at least two journalists were among those detained in the containers, which were installed at the compound of the province’s legislative assembly in Goma. ABC News, 24 Mar. 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 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for legislative assembly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative assembly
Noun
  • There’s legislation currently in front of the general assembly that would demand the kind of transparency and accountability needed to protect people.
    Michelle Dally, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
  • Protecting Maryland voter rights The Voting Rights Act of 2026 is an emergency bill that passed the general assembly on the final day after causing controversy between lawmakers.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, for the last 50 years, the balance of power that our founders envisioned between the executive and legislative branches of government has been shifting towards the executive and away from the legislative.
    Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
  • State lawmakers typically meet every 10 years after the census to draw state legislative, board of education and congressional districts.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Now Minnesota wants in, and at least nine more state legislatures (including Massachusetts) have similar bills in the queue.
    Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Florida’s legislature passed new congressional districts just hours after the ruling, completing a redrawing that was in the works in anticipation of the decision.
    Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Historically, Japanese women also reported lower rates of hot flashes than women in the United States, leading researchers to explore potential explanations ranging from diet and soy consumption to cultural attitudes and symptom perception.
    Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Staff also provide for special diets and allergy accommodations when necessary.
    Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026

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