Constituent Assembly - Definition and Overview

A Constituent Assembly is a body elected with the express and limited purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution.

It may refer to either of the following:

• The National Constituent Assembly formed in 1789 during the French Revolution
• The Russian Constituent Assembly formed in February 1917 during the Russian February Revolution
• The Constituent Assembly of Italy, formed on 13 July 1946 following the referendum on republic or monarchy, dissolved four months after the adoption of the Constitution, on 12 May 1948.

See also

• Constitutional Convention
• Constituent Cortes