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house of assembly

house of assembly noun: especially in current or former countries of the Commonwealth of Nations and in former British colonies, the official meeting place of elected legislators (usually the lower house of a bicameral legislature) where laws are debated and enacted.

Noun (1)

house of assembly (plural houses of assembly)

  1. Especially in current or former countries of the Commonwealth of Nations and in former British colonies, the official meeting place of elected legislators (usually the lower house of a bicameral legislature) where laws are debated and enacted.
    • A Governor, with two houses of legislature, generally called the Senate and the House of Representatives, exists in each State. In the State of New York the Lower House is called the Assembly. . . . The House of Assembly does consist of 128 members.1862, Anthony Trollope, North America, ch. 15: Constitution of the State of New York
    • Magon Farcinelle, farrier, farmer and member of the provincial legislature . . . had never made a speech in the House of Assembly, and it was hard to tell why he was elected, save because everybody liked him.1896, Gilbert Parker, chapter 1, in The Pomp of the Lavilettes

Noun (2) capitalized: House of Assembly

House of Assembly (plural Houses of Assembly)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of house of assembly.

Forms of house of assembly

pluralhouses of assembly
alternative formHouse of Assembly
pluralHouses of Assembly

Questions about house of assembly

What does house of assembly mean?
House of assembly means especially in current or former countries of the Commonwealth of Nations and in former British colonies, the official meeting place of elected legislators (usually the lower house of a bicameral legislature) where laws are debated and enacted.
What part of speech is house of assembly?
House of assembly is a noun.
What is the plural of house of assembly?
The plural of house of assembly is houses of assembly.

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