legislative assembly
noun
variants
often Legislative Assembly
1
: a bicameral legislature (as in an American state)
2
: the lower house of a bicameral legislature
3
: a unicameral legislature
especially
: one in a Canadian province
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Future legislative assemblies would be able to raise taxes without needing voter approval, so long as it is offset by decreasing the income tax.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
According to Rathore, one of the two unresolved issues concerns 12 seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees in the legislative assembly.
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ABC News,
6 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.
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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.
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Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Nov. 2025
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
According to Rathore, one of the two unresolved issues concerns 12 seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees in the legislative assembly.
—
ABC News,
6 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
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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