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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The Ecuadoran, who was also her nation's defense minister, served as president of the General Assembly from September 2018 to September 2019.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
But in a stark turn in September, Trump declared that he had “excellent chemistry” with da Silva after meeting him on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
General Assembly in September, according to people familiar.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The Virginia Constitution requires the General Assembly to pass a constitutional amendment twice before it goes to the voters, and the first vote must occur before the “next general election” of the House of Delegates.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 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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