constituent assembly
nounUK /kənˈstɪtjuənt əˈsɛmbli/
US /kənˈstɪtʃuənt əˈsɛmbli/
A group of people who come together to write or change the rules for a country.
The country's leaders formed a constituent assembly to write its new constitution.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A body of representatives elected or chosen to draft a constitution.
India's constituent assembly met for the first time in 1946.
3. Any assembly given the task of creating or revising a founding document.
The constituent assembly debated the bill of rights for months.
4. A temporary gathering with the specific purpose of framing fundamental laws.
After independence, a constituent assembly was set up to design the government.