สนช.(sŏ-nŏ-chó)
Meanings
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National Legislative Assembly (Thailand)
Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA); an appointed legislature, notably active after the 2014 coup.
Examples
สมาชิกsà-maa-chíkสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkmemberสนsŏnสนsŏnpine (tree)ชchไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toการเลือกตั้งgaan lêuuak dtângการเลือกตั้งgaan lêuuak dtângelection; choosing by voteแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toการแต่งตั้งgaan dtàeng dtângการแต่งตั้งgaan dtàeng dtâng1official appointment to a position2granting a rank or title
The NLA members were not from an election, but from an appointment.