National Assembly

British  

noun

1. French history the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly

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Example Sentences

The lower house National Assembly in January passed legislation demanding all social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age.

From Barron's

After Chávez won a landslide presidential election in 1998, Flores helped rewrite the constitution and served in a new National Assembly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her appointment as the National Assembly’s president in 2006 gave her a central role in selecting judges—especially Supreme Court magistrates.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The National Assembly has changed its name. Now it is called ‘The Garden of Flowers,’” the letter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2011 he became a member of the National Assembly - before it was renamed Welsh Parliament or Senedd - and over the past 15 years he has held some of the most prominent posts in the Welsh government.

From BBC