assemblyman
noun [C] /əˈsem.bli.mæn/ /-mən/ (plural -men /-mən/ ) USDefinition
› a man who belongs to a part of the official law-making body in many US statesLegislation and law-making
(Definition of assemblyman noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- abolish verb
- abrogate verb
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- constitution noun (LAWS)
- constitutional adjective (LAWS)
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