legislative assembly

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Recent Examples of legislative assembly 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 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 See All Example Sentences for legislative assembly
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Noun
  • As for trying to keep the Bears in Chicago, Quigley says that's up to the general assembly.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • The redistricting battle has made its way down to Georgia as the state's general assembly begins a special session Wednesday.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, for the last 50 years, the balance of power that our founders envisioned between the executive and legislative branches of government has been shifting towards the executive and away from the legislative.
    Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
  • State lawmakers typically meet every 10 years after the census to draw state legislative, board of education and congressional districts.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That means executive orders and White House positioning matters far less than the restrictions and limits on AI moving through state legislatures in Texas, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Indiana.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2026
  • Florida Florida’s state legislature in 2021 amended several of its laws regarding transgender students and school sports.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Salted and preserved fish and meats, including bacon, sausage, liver pudding and offal, were staples of working-class people's diets, while the upper classes indulged in such luxuries as white flour and sugar.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, the diet of these beneficials is not limited to the pests in our ‘bad’ column but includes butterflies, bees and spiders.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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