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
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At last weekend’s general assembly of Barcelona club members, Laporta tried to thread a delicate path when defending the plan to play a domestic game over 4,500 miles away, knowing that Tebas is not exactly popular with his team’s supporters.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
That 2023 ruling set the stage for the general assembly to do away with a map that had resulted in seven Republicans and seven Democrats in Congress, in favor of a 2024 map that made three additional seats safely Republican.
—Adam Wagner, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Organizers said further details about the general assembly session on participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be shared with EBU Members in the coming weeks.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Solar, coal and wind With the passage of the Power Bill Reduction Act, which Gov. Josh Stein vetoed and the general assembly overturned, Duke is no longer obligated to reduced its carbon emissions by 2030.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
That 2023 ruling set the stage for the general assembly to do away with a map that had resulted in seven Republicans and seven Democrats in Congress, in favor of a 2024 map that made three additional seats safely Republican.
—Adam Wagner, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Organizers said further details about the general assembly session on participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be shared with EBU Members in the coming weeks.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Solar, coal and wind With the passage of the Power Bill Reduction Act, which Gov. Josh Stein vetoed and the general assembly overturned, Duke is no longer obligated to reduced its carbon emissions by 2030.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2025
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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20assembly. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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