constituent assembly
Noun
Meaning
constituent assembly (plural constituent assemblies)
A body of representatives convened to draft and adopt a new constitution for a country.
Examples
The Constituent Assembly has got two main functions to perform. The first is the very onerous and responsible task of framing the future constitution of Pakistan and the second of functioning as a full and complete sovereign body as the Federal Legislature of Pakistan.
The Constituent Assembly placed itself across the path of the revolutionary movement, and was swept aside.
I have a lot of hope for the Constituent Assembly.
He wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister urging her to convene a second Constituent Assembly to have a fresh look at the constitution in view of the changed situation and also suggested her the formation of a national government under her leadership to overcome the immediate problems.
According to Mathiez, they "touched only with trepidation and reluctance the regime established by the Constituent Assembly" so as not to interfere with the early accomplishments of the revolution.
Almost 98% of registered voters turned out to elect members of the Constituent Assembly.