legislative assembly
noun
often capitalized L&A
1
: a bicameral legislature (as in an American state)
2
: the lower house of a bicameral legislature
3
: a unicameral legislature
especially
: one in a Canadian province
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The vote was conducted by a legislative assembly of more than 200 members across UCLA departments who are elected to represent 3,800 tenured and tenure-track faculty.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Last year, the legislative assembly approved a migration law meant to expedite citizenship to foreigners who support social and economic development programs by donating Bitcoin, Reuters reported.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
In the absence of a legislative assembly, Abbas has ruled by decree for 15 years.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
In 2006, Hamas triumphed over Fatah in legislative assembly elections, starting a deadly struggle between the two groups.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Last year, the legislative assembly approved a migration law meant to expedite citizenship to foreigners who support social and economic development programs by donating Bitcoin, Reuters reported.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
In the absence of a legislative assembly, Abbas has ruled by decree for 15 years.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
In 2006, Hamas triumphed over Fatah in legislative assembly elections, starting a deadly struggle between the two groups.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
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