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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Thousands of citizens blocked the soldiers, and lawmakers made it inside the National Assembly - some even scaling the walls - to vote down the order.

From BBC

The national assembly, where his party holds a more than two-thirds majority, is expected to approve the mini-budget on Friday.

From Barron's

On Tuesday the National Assembly voted to suspend his hard-won pension reform.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Lecornu fails to win a majority in the National Assembly for his social security budget, it bodes ill for the main budget bill which follows and which needs to be voted through by the end of the year.

From BBC

"An amendment to the Aviation Safety Act, which bans the flight of all unmanned free balloons in no-fly zones, was passed at a plenary session of the National Assembly" on Tuesday, it said in a statement sent to AFP.

From Barron's