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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A total of 19 parties and alliances took part in the election but few of these earned enough votes to gain a seat in the national assembly.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

But it was their latest event, hosted inside the chamber where the Church of England had only the week before held its national assembly, General Synod, which caused the biggest stir.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

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

Although the official campaign for the national assembly was not scheduled to begin until February 1994, we started to campaign in earnest after the new constitution was ratified.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela