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General Assembly
noun
- the legislature in some states of the U.S.
- the main deliberative body of the United Nations, composed of delegations from member nations.
General Assembly
noun
- the deliberative assembly of the United Nations GA
- the former name for the parliament of New Zealand
- the supreme governing body of certain religious denominations, esp of the Presbyterian Church
Word History and Origins
Origin of General Assembly1
Example Sentences
Russia quickly organised a referendum in March 2014 but it was rejected as a sham by the international community and the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution backing Ukrainian sovereignty.
Reid's resignation follows changes to the FIA statutes at the last FIA General Assembly that opponents have described as "a worrisome concentration of power" and a reduction in accountability.
On May 23, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare March 1 as World Seagrass Day.
In 1831-32, the Virginia General Assembly debated the abolition of slavery for several weeks.
Charter that seats all nations, large and small, as equals in the General Assembly, he prefers to deal privately with peer autocrats like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.
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