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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On Sunday, Venezuela's National Assembly condemned the boat strikes and vowed to carry out a "rigorous and thorough investigation" into the accusations of a second attack that allegedly killed two survivors.

From BBC

"Comrade Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has tendered her resignation from the National Assembly and all public representative responsibilities with immediate effect," MK party national chairperson Nkosinathi Nhleko said at a press briefing in the coastal city of Durban.

From Barron's

"The new military service moves us in the direction of hybridisation of the armed forces," Thomas Gassilloud, president of the National Assembly's defence committee, said.

From BBC

It is a "very important law in the fight against corruption ... so that impunity is not the currency of common use," National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said after the law was passed.

From Reuters

Lawmakers from Sharif’s ruling alliance — the Pakistan Democratic Movement — and their allies backed his government Thursday with 180 votes in favor in the 342-seat National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.

From Seattle Times