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 Just how sales and use taxes would be raised would be determined by future general assemblies, but unless taxes are expanded to currently untaxed goods, sales taxes would need to be raised by at least 12%. — Jack Harvel april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 New York City's Democrat-Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise taxes on the wealthy, but can't do it without approval from the general assembly. — Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026 Gennez additionally announced the establishment of a general assembly on the future of visual arts in Flanders. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Feb. 2026 The commission reports its findings to the general assembly. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for general assembly

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Future legislative assemblies would be able to raise taxes without needing voter approval, so long as it is offset by decreasing the income tax.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
According to Rathore, one of the two unresolved issues concerns 12 seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees in the legislative assembly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026

Definition of legislative assembly

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The Responsible Data Center Development Act, passed by the state legislature earlier this year, contains a one-year moratorium on the construction of new data centers with a peak energy demand of 20 megawatts or more.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 14 July 2026
More recently, the Great Lakes region has been the nation’s marquee political battleground, with state legislatures and the presidential winner swinging between Democratic and Republican candidates for the last decade.

— Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

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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
State lawmakers typically meet every 10 years after the census to draw state legislative, board of education and congressional districts.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026

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