general assembly

noun

1

: the highest governing body in a religious denomination (such as the United Presbyterian Church)

2

: a legislative assembly

especially : a U.S. state legislature

3

General Assembly : the supreme deliberative body of the United Nations

Examples of general assembly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vote took place Friday in Paris at the general assembly of French fashion’s governing body. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

But Jerald Roach, a general assembly executive at Hyundai’s Metaplant, told The AJC that the humanoid robots won’t pose a threat to the human workforce. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

As for trying to keep the Bears in Chicago, Quigley says that's up to the general assembly. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 27 June 2026

The redistricting battle has made its way down to Georgia as the state's general assembly begins a special session Wednesday. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for general assembly

• disassembly
• reassembly
• subassembly

Legal Definition

general assembly

noun

1

: a legislative assembly

especially : a U.S. state legislature

2

capitalized G&A : the supreme deliberative body of the United Nations