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

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

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

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

The transitional national assembly had decided when elections would take place, an electoral commission was being formed and proposed political party laws were under debate.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela