colonial assembly

collocation in English

meaningsofcolonialandassembly

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colonial
adjective
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/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us
/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
relating to a colony ...
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assembly
noun
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/əˈsem.bli/us
/əˈsem.bli/
a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for a particular purpose, such as government, or, more generally, the process of coming together, or the state of ...
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(Definition ofcolonialandassemblyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He subsequently studied law, became clerk of the court of common pleas and served in thecolonialassembly.
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In hopes of moving the economy away from tobacco, thecolonialassemblysubsidized the production of hemp and flax.
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He served for many years in thecolonialassembly, and was its speaker from 1767 to 1776.
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He was eventually restored to his former position by thecolonialassemblyin 1702 and was appointed chief justice the next year.
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To limit further decline in prices, thecolonialassemblyordered the destruction of low-quality tobacco in 1640.
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In addition to his stint as mayor, he served in thecolonialassembly.
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During the 1860s he was elected to thecolonialassembly.
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He became a member of the militia, then in 1747 was elected justice of the peace and a member of thecolonialassembly.
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Thecolonialassemblyshared power with a royally appointed governor.
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Stevens was a member of the generalcolonialassemblyin 1751.
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They asserted that the colonial assemblies had the exclusive right to impose taxes on the colonies and could not assign that right.
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A congress of the colonists was organized in 1774, armed militias mobilized, and the colonial assemblies began taking control over provincial governments, supplanting royal authority.
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Only the colonial assemblies had a right to tax the colonies.
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