House of Burgesses

noun

1. the assembly of representatives in colonial Virginia.

Example Sentences

The House of Burgesses, which convened in July 1619, would become the Virginia General Assembly and the oldest continuous legislative body in the Americas.

From Washington Post

Two years later, he became a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses, the Virginia legislature.

From Salon

Even George Washington wasn't against treating when running for the House of Burgesses in 1758.

From Salon

Also puzzling is the lack of detail surrounding Washington’s time as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the First Continental Congress.

From New York Times

President Trump nearly pushed state Democrats to another revolution when he appeared at Jamestown in July, marking the first meeting of the House of Burgesses in 1619.

From Washington Post