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

Examples of general assembly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Forever chemicals:Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic PFAS chemicals appears to die in committee Last year the general assembly passed a law with provisions that put the ultimate authority to restrict the use of certain pesticides in the hands of the legislature. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024 The guardrails were codified in 2023, and the general assembly unanimously voted to extend them for another five years. Bryce Chinault, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024 The appointment was made on Tuesday at a general assembly and board meeting of the festival. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2023 According to data in the report, fewer than 5% of bills that became laws were fast-tracked through the general assembly about 25 years ago. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024 Ordinary general assemblies usually get together every three or four years. Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023 Westerman rose to prominence quickly in Arkansas state politics, serving as the state’s first Republican House Majority Leader since Reconstruction in just his second term in the general assembly. WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023 The 37 national film institutes that are members of European Film Promotion have elected a new EFP board of directors at the general assembly on May 23 during the Cannes Film Festival. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 May 2023 At a general assembly later on Monday, the festival confirmed that Cho Jongkook has been dismissed and accepted Lee’s resignation, with effect from the end of the October festival. Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of general assembly was in 1550

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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20assembly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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

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