general assembly

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Recent Examples of general assembly File photo of a woman praying, taken during the opening service for the autumn general assembly of the German Bishops' Conference in the Fulda Cathedral in Fulda, Germany, in September 2016. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 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. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025 With that timeframe in mind, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has called the general assembly back for a Tuesday special session, in part to discuss the stadium tax-incentive program. Nate Taylor, New York Times, 30 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 See All Example Sentences for general assembly
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Noun
  • El Salvador’s legislative assembly, where Bukele’s New Ideas party holds a supermajority of 54 out of 60 seats, on Thursday voted to approve a series of constitutional reforms which could pave the way for Bukele to govern indefinitely.
    Elizabeth Bratton, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Then, during the business of the legislative assembly, Illinois pastor Paul Cooper asked Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, to pray for Lyell.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • But Cristina is no Lula, particularly not when her intention was to run for the local legislature in the Buenos Aires Province.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Just how safe depends on whether the state's governor and legislature decide to pursue mid-decade redistricting, following Trump asking Texas Republicans to draw five more congressional seats for the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With the session ended, here are the legislative asks Greenberg did — and didn't — get from the General Assembly.
    Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Latest Indiana legislative updates This story may be updated with additional reporting.
    Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

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