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

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

Republican leaders in the General Assembly did not respond to requests for comment or emailed questions about the power shifts.

From Salon

It shifted control over appointments to the General Assembly’s majority and minority leaders and put some of the board’s administrative functions under the secretary of state.

From Salon

At Thursday's meeting of the General Assembly, there will be a time of worship in the morning, then lunch followed by debates in the afternoon.

From BBC

General Assembly—here depicted as a collection of babies—about the building’s escalator malfunctioning.

From The Wall Street Journal