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House of Burgesess
A representative for a [special] interest group is known as a "lobbyist"
house of burgesses
Representative Assembly.
BurgessesThe Assembly was known as the House of Burgesses.
That assembly was the House of Burgesses.
The Virginia Legislature is still known as the General Assembly. It is the oldest continuous English speaking law-making body in the world.
A Convention
the mayflower compact
In 1619, the first representative assembly met in the American colonies. It was known as the Virginia House of Burgesses, and it met in Jamestown, Virginia. Two burgesses were chosen from each of the colony's settlements, which were eleven at that time.
The first representative assembly in English America met July 30-August 2, 1619 in the church at Jamestown.