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Recent Examples of legislative assembly
One result was the shuttering of most of Europe’s legislative assemblies: the Estates-General in France, the Cortes Generales in Spain.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
One recent election in East Asia will give these new parties encouragement: Taiwan’s legislative election in January saw a new third party become kingmaker in the legislative assembly.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
One candidate competing in the first round of the legislative assembly elections on Sunday suggested that a rival party was financed by Jews.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
One recent election in East Asia will give these new parties encouragement: Taiwan’s legislative election in January saw a new third party become kingmaker in the legislative assembly.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
One candidate competing in the first round of the legislative assembly elections on Sunday suggested that a rival party was financed by Jews.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative assembly
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The state's general assembly established the Critically Missing Adult Alert program in 2018.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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On the last Friday of the year, Governor DeWine vetoed the SAFE Act, a bill sent to him with clear majorities in both houses of the Ohio general assembly.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Nov. 2024
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As Abbott did Texas, Governor Lee then engaged a number of state legislatives races during the 2024 cycle in order to help candidates who support school choice beat those who oppose it.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the presidential race, Michigan voters are casting votes to fill an open U.S. Senate seat and weighing in on congressional, state legislative, Michigan Supreme Court and university board races, as well as local offices and proposals.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Detroit Free Press,
28 Oct. 2024
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This month, the Republican governor called for a special session of the state legislature to help support Trump’s immigration agenda.—
Vanessa G Sánchez and Daniel Chang,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Iowa’s agricultural zoning and permitting laws are written by the state legislature and carried out by the state’s Department of Natural Resources, each of which have close ties to Iowa’s powerful agribusiness lobby — as does Iowa’s governor and secretary of agriculture.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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Build your diet around nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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The data included detailed health information surveyed over a long period of time, including participants’ diets, and was updated every two to four years, according to the study. More than 11,000 study participants were diagnosed with dementia within a 43-year window.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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