general assembly

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• General assembly — could be:International*The United Nations General Assembly *The General Assembly of the Organization of American States, an inter governmental body in the Americas *The FIA General Assembly, an international motoring organizationChristianity*… …   Wikipedia

• General assembly — General Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• general assembly — n 1: a legislative assembly; esp: a U.S. state legislature 2 cap G&A: the supreme deliberative body of the United Nations Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• general assembly — n. ☆ 1. [often G A ] in some states of the U.S., the legislative assembly 2. [G A ] the deliberative assembly of the United Nations 3. the highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church or the national association of certain other Protestant… …   English World dictionary

• general assembly — noun persons who make or amend or repeal laws • Syn: ↑legislature, ↑legislative assembly, ↑legislative body, ↑law makers • Derivationally related forms: ↑legislate (for: ↑legislature) …   Useful english dictionary

• General Assembly — noun the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations • Hypernyms: ↑deliberative assembly • Member Holonyms: ↑United Nations, ↑UN * * * noun 1. : the highest ecclesiastical judiciary or governing board of certain national churches …   Useful english dictionary

• General Assembly (Unitarian Universalist Association) — General Assembly, commonly abbreviated as simply GA, is an annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. It is held in June, in a different city in North America every year. Member… …   Wikipedia

• General Assembly and Church of the First Born — (often shorted to Church of the First Born) is an American Christian body without church headquarters or paid clergy. It was formed in 1907 and is composed of approximately 6000 members in 30 loosely affiliated congregations across the United… …   Wikipedia

• General Assembly — General As|sem|bly, the 1.) the group that represents all of the countries which belong to the ↑United Nations. Its members meet regularly to discuss plans and vote on suggestions, with each country having one vote →↑security Council, the 2.) a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• General Assembly of the Church of Scotland — The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church s governing body.Church courtsAs a Presbyterian church, the Church of Scotland is governed by courts of elders… …   Wikipedia

• General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland — The Assembly Hall is located between the Lawnmarket and The Mound in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the meeting place of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. HistoryFollowing the Disruption in the Church of Scotland in 1843, the emergent… …   Wikipedia