National Assembly
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National Assembly
A parliament or assembly of representatives of a nation that often convenes to draft or amend a constitution.
Die französische Nationalversammlung ist das Unterhaus des Parlaments.
The French National Assembly is the lower house of parliament.
The word is made up of 'National' (national, relating to a nation) and 'Versammlung' (assembly). A 'Versammlung' is a meeting of many people, derived from the verb 'sammeln' (to collect).
Die Abgeordneten trafen sich zur ersten Sitzung der Nationalversammlung.
The representatives met for the first session of the National Assembly.
This word belongs to the specialized language of politics and history. It is usually used for the parliaments of certain countries or for historical constitutional assemblies.
In der Schule haben wir über die Frankfurter Nationalversammlung von 1848 gesprochen.
At school, we talked about the Frankfurt National Assembly of 1848.
Common verbs in this context are 'tagen' (to meet and deliberate), 'einberufen' (to convene officially), and 'beschließen' (to decide or pass something).
Die Nationalversammlung wurde einberufen, um über das neue Gesetz abzustimmen.
The National Assembly was convened to vote on the new law.
parliament
'das Parlament' and 'die Nationalversammlung' can both mean an assembly of representatives of a country. 'Parlament' is the normal, general term for the body that passes laws. 'Nationalversammlung' sounds more specific and is often used when an assembly has a special national task, for example drafting or changing a constitution. The words can be confused because a National Assembly can work like a parliament. In everyday language and current news, 'Parlament' is often more neutral. 'Nationalversammlung' fits when that is the official name or when the topic is a special constituent assembly.
Die Nationalversammlung soll eine neue Verfassung vorbereiten.
The National Assembly is supposed to prepare a new constitution.
Nach der Wahl kommt das Parlament zu seiner ersten Sitzung zusammen.
After the election, parliament meets for its first session.