legislative assembly

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as in general assembly

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Recent Examples of legislative assembly 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 He is regarded as a political heavyweight and a serious challenger to the incumbent chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, in the state’s 2026 legislative assembly elections. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for legislative assembly
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  1. general assembly
  2. legislative
  3. legislature
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  • The vote took place Friday in Paris at the general assembly of French fashion’s governing body.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • But Jerald Roach, a general assembly executive at Hyundai’s Metaplant, told The AJC that the humanoid robots won’t pose a threat to the human workforce.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of general assembly
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  • The political broker wanted former lawmaker Kim Young-sun to be the conservative People Power Party candidate in the 2022 legislative by-election.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of legislative
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  • Now the federal government has launched a voucher program by making an end run around state legislatures.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The majority Black congressional district was redrawn by the state legislature in May to favor Republicans in November's midterm elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of legislature
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  • The Whole30 diet is considered a restrictive, short-term eating plan that eliminates nearly all foods besides healthy fats, vegetables and lean proteins.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Exercise, sleep, and diet most certainly can move the needle on depression.
    — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026
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