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Recent Examples of legislative assembly
This sparring escalated with the UMC General Conference in May 2024 in Charlotte, when the international legislative assembly removed LGBTQ+ restrictions.
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Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
In February 2020, amid a standoff with the political opposition, Bukele threatened to dissolve the Legislature, bringing with him armed soldiers to occupy the legislative assembly.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
El Salvador’s legislative assembly, where Bukele’s New Ideas party holds a supermajority of 54 out of 60 seats, on Thursday voted to approve a series of constitutional reforms which could pave the way for Bukele to govern indefinitely.
—Elizabeth Bratton, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Then, during the business of the legislative assembly, Illinois pastor Paul Cooper asked Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, to pray for Lyell.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
In February 2020, amid a standoff with the political opposition, Bukele threatened to dissolve the Legislature, bringing with him armed soldiers to occupy the legislative assembly.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
El Salvador’s legislative assembly, where Bukele’s New Ideas party holds a supermajority of 54 out of 60 seats, on Thursday voted to approve a series of constitutional reforms which could pave the way for Bukele to govern indefinitely.
—Elizabeth Bratton, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Then, during the business of the legislative assembly, Illinois pastor Paul Cooper asked Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, to pray for Lyell.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative assembly
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New York City's Democrat-Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise taxes on the wealthy, but can't do it without approval from the general assembly.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Gennez additionally announced the establishment of a general assembly on the future of visual arts in Flanders.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Walters, deputy executive counsel with the Landry administration, said at a May legislative hearing that the state has identified about 390 prisoners who might be eligible to be paroled and deported.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
24 Nov. 2025
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With the session ended, here are the legislative asks Greenberg did — and didn't — get from the General Assembly.—
Eleanor McCrary,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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As early as 1876, petitions for the consolidation of the towns of Wyandotte County were discussed by city councils and the state legislature.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The issue has also come up in state legislatures.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Because food allergies can interfere with breathing and restrict diet, your child may qualify for special accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.—
Dr. Sonja O'Leary,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Patients currently have access to a full menu and depending on their diet order can order their choices.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Legislative assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative%20assembly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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