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general assembly

gen·er·al as·sem·bly
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l uh-sem-blee]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl əˈsɛm bli/
    • /ˈdʒenrəl əˈsem.bli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l uh-sem-blee]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl əˈsɛm bli/

Definitions of general assembly words

  • noun general assembly the legislature in some states of the U.S. 1
  • noun general assembly the main deliberative body of the United Nations, composed of delegations from member nations. 1
  • noun general assembly business: gathering of all members 1
  • noun general assembly the deliberative assembly of the United Nations 0
  • noun general assembly the former name for the parliament of New Zealand 0
  • noun general assembly the supreme governing body of certain religious denominations, esp of the Presbyterian Church 0
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Origin of general assembly

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1610-20

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Parts of speech for General assembly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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general assembly popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for general assembly

noun general assembly

  • assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
  • congress — Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  • diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
  • parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
  • chamber of deputies — the lower house of the legislature of certain countries, as Italy.
All 8 Synonyms of general assembly

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