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 votes were part of a series by the United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly between April 23-May 3 in Charlotte rolling back what many progressive and centrist Methodists viewed as overly restrictive policies.
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Twenty-four days later on June 1 at the West Ohio Conference annual legislative assembly, Cox’s peers cheered and clapped for her during a celebration of ministry service.
—David Farré, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
The committee’s recommendation on Friday also calls for no new bishop elections when the five U.S. jurisdictional conferences — Western, Northeastern, North Central, Southeastern, South Central — gather for legislative assemblies in July.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 3 May 2024
In 1837, a new monarch dissolved Hanover’s legislative assemblies and cast aside its constitution.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Twenty-four days later on June 1 at the West Ohio Conference annual legislative assembly, Cox’s peers cheered and clapped for her during a celebration of ministry service.
—David Farré, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
The committee’s recommendation on Friday also calls for no new bishop elections when the five U.S. jurisdictional conferences — Western, Northeastern, North Central, Southeastern, South Central — gather for legislative assemblies in July.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 3 May 2024
In 1837, a new monarch dissolved Hanover’s legislative assemblies and cast aside its constitution.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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