national assembly

NOUN

federal assembly

Synonyms

WEAK

assembly chamber of deputies congress diet general assembly house of assembly legislative assembly parliament soviet

Example Sentences

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The president, prime minister and head of the national assembly will all be confirmed by lawmakers' votes.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

The national assembly, where his party holds a more than two-thirds majority, is expected to approve the mini-budget on Friday.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

He had feared a national assembly, as Mr. Hardman notes, “because he would have no moral authority to restrain one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Simultaneously, the government arrested 11 of the G-15, including three former foreign ministers, a chief of staff of the armed forces and several members of the national assembly.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

That percentage qualified us for 252 of 400 seats in the national assembly.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela