General Assembly

American  

noun

1. the legislature in some states of the U.S.

2. the main deliberative body of the United Nations, composed of delegations from member nations.

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General Assembly British  

noun

1.  GA.  the deliberative assembly of the United Nations

2. the former name for the parliament of New Zealand

3. the supreme governing body of certain religious denominations, esp of the Presbyterian Church

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Etymology

Origin of General Assembly

An Americanism dating back to 1610–20

Example Sentences

“I’ve never had the General Assembly aligned with me, and yet we put forward this ambitious agenda.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Georgia General Assembly expanded the state’s film tax incentive in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1946, that first gathering of the UN General Assembly happened, in London, just four months after the war's conclusion.

From BBC

UN chief Antonio Guterres Saturday deplored a host of "powerful forces lining up to undermine global cooperation" in a London speech marking the 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly.

From Barron's

Israel was the only country to raise the issue of the killings in the United Nations General Assembly, a stand that is still appreciated in Hargeisa.

From The Wall Street Journal