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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More than eight million people are registered to vote for members of the national assembly, where lawmakers from the ruling party currently hold a majority.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 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

Nigeria's national assembly Wednesday launched a probe into how $4.6 billion in international aid grants were spent as the country continues to grapple with high rates of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

But the last time assisted dying was voted on at General Synod in 2022, only 7% of the Church of England’s national assembly said they supported a change in the law.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela