Constituent assembly

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A 'constituent assembly' is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. An example is the Russian Constituent Assembly, which was established in Russia in the wake of the October Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the Russian Provisional Government.

[edit] See also

• List of constituent assemblies
• Convention parliament
• Constitutional convention (political meeting)
• Constituent Cortes
• National Constituent Assembly
• Third Dáil, also called the Constituent Assembly

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