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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The commission reports its findings to the general assembly.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
At the latest general assembly before Madrid’s 2,620 socios compromisarios (representative members) on November 23, Perez publicly announced a plan to change the club’s ownership model to allow external investment for the first time in their history.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Sequencing is a task in the automotive industry that happens before the general assembly line.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
What To Know The pullouts came after a general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union — a group of public broadcasters from 56 countries that runs the event — met to discuss concerns about Israel’s participation, which some countries oppose over its conduct of the war in Gaza.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
At the latest general assembly before Madrid’s 2,620 socios compromisarios (representative members) on November 23, Perez publicly announced a plan to change the club’s ownership model to allow external investment for the first time in their history.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Sequencing is a task in the automotive industry that happens before the general assembly line.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
What To Know The pullouts came after a general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union — a group of public broadcasters from 56 countries that runs the event — met to discuss concerns about Israel’s participation, which some countries oppose over its conduct of the war in Gaza.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for general assembly
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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20assembly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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