as in legislative assembly
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Since then, jockeying for votes has been a discreet behind-closed-doors affair, with candidates making the rounds at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China last month as well as at the European Olympic Committee’s general assembly in Frankfurt this week.
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
No legislation related to the prison or potential funding has been filed during the general assembly.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The commission would spend money from the professional sports development fund, which would be funded through general assembly appropriations, grants, gifts and donations.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
As of Friday, the general assembly’s website did not say when the floor is expected to hear House Bill 1095.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
No legislation related to the prison or potential funding has been filed during the general assembly.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The commission would spend money from the professional sports development fund, which would be funded through general assembly appropriations, grants, gifts and donations.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
As of Friday, the general assembly’s website did not say when the floor is expected to hear House Bill 1095.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general assembly
Noun
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The votes were part of a series by the United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly between April 23-May 3 in Charlotte rolling back what many progressive and centrist Methodists viewed as overly restrictive policies.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
1 May 2024
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Twenty-four days later on June 1 at the West Ohio Conference annual legislative assembly, Cox’s peers cheered and clapped for her during a celebration of ministry service.—
David Farré,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2024
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The late drama escalates what had already been a tense showdown between the legislature and a swath of senior Democratic politicians and the tech industry.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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The idea has been controversial in the Connecticut legislature.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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With Republicans currently controlling both houses of Congress by thin margins, significant legislative could certainly follow, but could still prove difficult on some hot button issues.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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This column is about one important concept: that our system of government is made up of three equal parts: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20assembly. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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