General Assembly

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.

General Assembly

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of General Assembly¹

An Americanism dating back to 1610–20

Example Sentences

Last month the United Nations General Assembly received a report from Reem Alsalem, its special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, calling for global abolition of surrogacy.

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Russia and Ukraine traded barbs on the floor of the General Assembly before adoption of the non-binding resolution, "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal," which passed by unanimous consent.

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The foreign minister also represented the country at the United Nations General Assembly, where Saudi Arabia and France gathered 142 countries’ support for a plan to create a Palestinian state.

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On Sunday, a statement will be read to all congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland on behalf of Rev Dr David Allen, the Acting Clerk of the General Assembly.

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“Race cannot be used as a proxy to advance political interests, but that is precisely what the California General Assembly did with Proposition 50,” the Justice Department alleges in its complaint.

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