GENERAL ASSEMBLY Synonyms: 10 Similar Words

general assembly

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as in legislative assembly

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Recent Examples of general assembly But Jerald Roach, a general assembly executive at Hyundai’s Metaplant, told The AJC that the humanoid robots won’t pose a threat to the human workforce. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 As for trying to keep the Bears in Chicago, Quigley says that's up to the general assembly. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 27 June 2026 The redistricting battle has made its way down to Georgia as the state's general assembly begins a special session Wednesday. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Even areas like general assembly once considered too variable to automate are being reshaped by machines capable of handling tasks that require strength, coordination, and precision at a scale no worker could replicate. — Lisa Caldwell, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for general assembly

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In a rare sign of unity within Kosovo's fractured legislative assembly, lawmakers earlier this week unanimously condemned the war crimes verdicts in a declaration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The territory has its own president, government, legislative assembly, and courts, but Pakistan retains decisive influence over key administrative, security, and external affairs.

— Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of legislative assembly

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Among them is a law passed by the Kansas legislature which retroactively invalidated the driver’s licenses of trans people and prohibited them from using rest rooms that align with their gender identity.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The state’s practice of charging prisoners was debated by the state legislature.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

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The political broker wanted former lawmaker Kim Young-sun to be the conservative People Power Party candidate in the 2022 legislative by-election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Unfortunately, for the last 50 years, the balance of power that our founders envisioned between the executive and legislative branches of government has been shifting towards the executive and away from the legislative.

— Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

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