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

Just how sales and use taxes would be raised would be determined by future general assemblies, but unless taxes are expanded to currently untaxed goods, sales taxes would need to be raised by at least 12%. —Jack Harvel april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026

New York City's Democrat-Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise taxes on the wealthy, but can't do it without approval from the general assembly. —Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026

Gennez additionally announced the establishment of a general assembly on the future of visual arts in Flanders. —News Desk, Artforum, 5 Feb. 2026

The commission reports its findings to the general assembly. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 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