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Recent Examples of legislative assembly
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.
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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
The legislative assembly will have powers to debate local issues, make laws and approve decisions for governing the territory but cannot restore special status as that is the remit of the federal government.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
One result was the shuttering of most of Europe’s legislative assemblies: the Estates-General in France, the Cortes Generales in Spain.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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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
The legislative assembly will have powers to debate local issues, make laws and approve decisions for governing the territory but cannot restore special status as that is the remit of the federal government.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
One result was the shuttering of most of Europe’s legislative assemblies: the Estates-General in France, the Cortes Generales in Spain.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative assembly
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Regional observers are watching to see who the U.S. sends to the OAS general assembly meeting next month in Antigua and Barbuda for hints of the organization’s future.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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As a result, Stellantis announced today that the plant will move from a two-shift to a one-shift operating pattern in general assembly.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Detroit Free Press,
9 Aug. 2024
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With Republicans currently controlling both houses of Congress by thin margins, significant legislative could certainly follow, but could still prove difficult on some hot button issues.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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This column is about one important concept: that our system of government is made up of three equal parts: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Two opposition party members in the Korean legislature also revealed plans to introduce a bill, tentatively named the Lee Sun-kyun Prevention Act, to increase the legal protections of suspects’ privacy during investigations.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Hunter has testified in the state legislature in support California Senate Bill 989, also known as Joanna’s Law in honor of his sister.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Related article How to boost protein in your diet, without losing other nutrients.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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There isn’t one eating plan or diet approach to manage type 2 diabetes.—
Dana Leigh Smith,
SELF,
27 May 2025
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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