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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“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 UN General Assembly vote took place in March, with 123 votes in favour, and three votes - the United States, Israel and Argentina - against declaring the transatlantic slave trade a crime against humanity.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has been scaled back under pressure from major greenhouse gas emitters.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
The court cites statements from the 1960s General Assembly debates saying that constitutions were meant to be changed only sparingly.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
He’d been elected to the General Assembly in Hartford, but he’d been pushed out of it by the Patriots for being a Tory.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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