GENERAL ASSEMBLY Definition & Meaning

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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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of General Assembly¹

An Americanism dating back to 1610–20

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On May 23, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare March 1 as World Seagrass Day.

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In 1831-32, the Virginia General Assembly debated the abolition of slavery for several weeks.

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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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Washington not only introduced their measure in the General Assembly where every nation's vote is equal, but also in the more powerful Security Council.

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The resolution, introduced by Ukraine, passed with the support of 93 nations in the UN General Assembly, with 65 abstentions, NBC News reported.

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