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

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

Almost immediately, lawmakers jumped out of bed and rushed to the national assembly, clambering over fences to reverse martial law.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela