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Recent Examples of legislative assembly
This sparring escalated with the UMC General Conference in May 2024 in Charlotte, when the international legislative assembly removed LGBTQ+ restrictions.
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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
Then, during the business of the legislative assembly, Illinois pastor Paul Cooper asked Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, to pray for Lyell.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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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
Then, during the business of the legislative assembly, Illinois pastor Paul Cooper asked Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, to pray for Lyell.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative assembly
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Gennez additionally announced the establishment of a general assembly on the future of visual arts in Flanders.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
5 Feb. 2026
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The commission reports its findings to the general assembly.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Walters, deputy executive counsel with the Landry administration, said at a May legislative hearing that the state has identified about 390 prisoners who might be eligible to be paroled and deported.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
24 Nov. 2025
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With the session ended, here are the legislative asks Greenberg did — and didn't — get from the General Assembly.—
Eleanor McCrary,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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In Connecticut, officials in local governments, state agencies, and the legislature never tire of inventing subtle and blunt methods to undermine your right to see how policies are adopted or strangled, decisions are made or avoided, people promoted or fired, and money spent.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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The legislature should be slowing down, scrutinizing, and rejecting policies that raise costs, increase regulatory burdens, and expand litigation against employers.—
Chris Richardson,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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On the extreme end of the spectrum, there’s Blueprint founder Bryan Johnson, who spends about $2 million a year on a biohacking protocol that includes a strict diet, 100-plus supplements, constant testing, plasma transfusions, and full‑body light therapy.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Food is foundational to health, and having access to a balanced, nourishing diet can be life-changing.—
Dawn Koffarnus,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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