legislative body

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Vietnam goes to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

For statehouse denizens in Concord, the question of pay turns on competing views about the makeup of the legislative body and the virtues of volunteer lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

In her address, Rodríguez announced the proposal to reform the country's hydrocarbon law, saying she had asked the legislative body to approve it.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

He cut off ties with her in 2015 after intelligence officials briefed him and other members of Congress about Chinese efforts to infiltrate the legislative body.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

The British had forbidden the General Court to meet, but the Massachusetts men had merely changed the name of their legislative body and gone on sitting.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes