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 commission would spend money from the professional sports development fund, which would be funded through general assembly appropriations, grants, gifts and donations.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The deal had to be approved by Madrid’s general assembly in September 2019 — which was after the 2019-20 Liga F season had started.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The deal had to be approved by Madrid’s general assembly in September 2019 — which was after the 2019-20 Liga F season had started.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Since then, jockeying for votes has been a discreet behind-closed-doors affair, with candidates making the rounds at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China last month as well as at the European Olympic Committee’s general assembly in Frankfurt this week.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The deal had to be approved by Madrid’s general assembly in September 2019 — which was after the 2019-20 Liga F season had started.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The deal had to be approved by Madrid’s general assembly in September 2019 — which was after the 2019-20 Liga F season had started.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Since then, jockeying for votes has been a discreet behind-closed-doors affair, with candidates making the rounds at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China last month as well as at the European Olympic Committee’s general assembly in Frankfurt this week.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20assembly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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