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Recent Examples of legislative assembly
Work began on logistics, everything from license plates and a flag to electing the new legislative assembly.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 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
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative assembly
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In its Supreme Court appeal, the American Civil Liberties Union said the justices should get involved because state legislatures are increasingly imposing new burdens on voters who are supposed to be protected by the federal law.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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An indigent defense commission in Michigan, which was formed by the legislature in 2013, has led to significant reforms and a substantial influx in state funding.—
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Also contaminated are fish, staples of Midwestern fish fries and fish boils, and an important part of the diet of Indigenous tribes, certain immigrant populations and communities of color.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Investors who treat this as a passing diet fad are calibrating to a baseline that no longer exists.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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