general assembly

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Recent Examples of general assembly The general assembly created the task force during the 2025 session to study disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation after Kentucky suffered three major natural disasters in the first 45 days of the year. Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025 The team has its general assembly on Sunday morning in Madrid, and Perez is expected to provide more detail about his plan there. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025 The task force shared the report with the general assembly, recommending a three-step approach to ensure safe and equitable access to certain psychedelic substances. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 The Independent Citizens Commission met Friday to confirm a vote the body took last month setting salaries for all of the state's constitutional offices, judges and members of the general assembly. Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general assembly
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Noun
  • This sparring escalated with the UMC General Conference in May 2024 in Charlotte, when the international legislative assembly removed LGBTQ+ restrictions.
    Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
  • In February 2020, amid a standoff with the political opposition, Bukele threatened to dissolve the Legislature, bringing with him armed soldiers to occupy the legislative assembly.
    Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wang Ting-yu, a lawmaker from Taiwan’s ruling party who sits on the legislature’s foreign affairs and defense committee, rejected the idea China might follow the US precedent and attack the island.
    Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Her brother Jorge Rodríguez also holds a senior role in the country, as president of the National Assembly, Venezuela's legislature, which has long been controlled by the Maduro regime.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
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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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20assembly. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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