General Assembly
Americannoun
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the legislature in some states of the U.S.
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the main deliberative body of the United Nations, composed of delegations from member nations.
noun
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GA. the deliberative assembly of the United Nations
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the former name for the parliament of New Zealand
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the supreme governing body of certain religious denominations, esp of the Presbyterian Church
Etymology
Origin of General Assembly
An Americanism dating back to 1610–20
Example Sentences
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to attend the UN General Assembly in New York City this autumn, despite the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, making threats to arrest him.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
With Netanyahu’s annual trip to the United Nations General Assembly in September looming, it was time for the mayor to decide whether he would actually follow through with this.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
The 61-year-old, a previous president of the UN General Assembly, has suggested creating an "early warning" system to detect and flag signs of impending conflict.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“To really wake up the public — the General Assembly and Capitol Square crowd — we had to go to the direct democracy route with a constitutional amendment,” Owens said.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Connecticut General Assembly had made laws about how much you could charge for things.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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