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
capitalized G&A
: the supreme deliberative body of the United Nations
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The 55th regular session of the OAS general assembly is taking place at a critical time for the agency, which continues to be dogged by questions over it relevancy amid serious governance issues in the hemisphere.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
The claim states that FMF instead believes that the six-year pause began in 2020-2021, and not the year prior as had been approved by the FMF’s general assembly.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Regional observers are watching to see who the U.S. sends to the OAS general assembly meeting next month in Antigua and Barbuda for hints of the organization’s future.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
As a result, Stellantis announced today that the plant will move from a two-shift to a one-shift operating pattern in general assembly.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
The claim states that FMF instead believes that the six-year pause began in 2020-2021, and not the year prior as had been approved by the FMF’s general assembly.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Regional observers are watching to see who the U.S. sends to the OAS general assembly meeting next month in Antigua and Barbuda for hints of the organization’s future.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
As a result, Stellantis announced today that the plant will move from a two-shift to a one-shift operating pattern in general assembly.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024
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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20assembly. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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