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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. the deliberative assembly of the United Nations GA
  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of General Assembly1

An Americanism dating back to 1610–20

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Example Sentences

It will also signal of whether the younger and more diverse General Assembly has the power to push their leaders — including Jones — to the left.

Approving a budget is usually the last major item on the docket for a General Assembly session.

The sponsors quickly pledged to reintroduce the legislation to the new General Assembly in the next couple of weeks.

Virginia’s General Assembly kicks off its 2021 session on Wednesday with 402 years of tradition flying out the window yet again because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Stopping the count, Shapiro said, “would unnecessarily halt the counting of votes for Pennsylvania state races, impacting the Commonwealth’s ability to seat its General Assembly by December 1, 2020, as required by the Pennsylvania Constitution.”

The target of the mailing was the then-majority leader of the state General Assembly, Democrat Hugh Holliman.

In this short-lived microrepublic, all the men were members of the legislative General Assembly and had a vote on what was law.

Since 2011, the general assembly has blown through a checklist of conservative priorities like an ace shot at target practice.

All are now North Carolina law three years after Republicans took over the general assembly and installed Tillis as House speaker.

The United Nations General Assembly has just overwhelmingly condemned it.

The general assembly of Corsica, consisting of 1,009 delegates, unanimously expelled the Bonaparte family.

Eventually, the General Assembly of Virginia raised troops of its own for its defense.

Jefferson's proposal was finally passed by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1785.

The General Assembly encouraged the establishment of classical schools and academies via revenue secured from lotteries.

One particular criticism was the representation plan of membership in the General Assembly.

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