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1) a member of a legislative assembly (legislator)

2) the senior part (house) of a two part legislative assembly in some countries, e.g. France, US; the governing council of some universities (senate)

3) a constitutional right of a sovereign, president, legislative assembly or other body, or a member of the United Nations Security Council, to reject of forbid something; statement that rejects or prohibits something (veto)

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Meaning:
soviet

(in the USSR) an elected council at local, regional or national level forming part of the system of government

federal assembly

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY as in Wiktionary
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY as in Wikipedia