general assembly

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Recent Examples of general assembly Just how sales and use taxes would be raised would be determined by future general assemblies, but unless taxes are expanded to currently untaxed goods, sales taxes would need to be raised by at least 12%. Jack Harvel april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 New York City's Democrat-Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise taxes on the wealthy, but can't do it without approval from the general assembly. Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026 Gennez additionally announced the establishment of a general assembly on the future of visual arts in Flanders. News Desk, Artforum, 5 Feb. 2026 The commission reports its findings to the general assembly. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for general assembly
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Noun
  • Future legislative assemblies would be able to raise taxes without needing voter approval, so long as it is offset by decreasing the income tax.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
  • According to Rathore, one of the two unresolved issues concerns 12 seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees in the legislative assembly.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • That means executive orders and White House positioning matters far less than the restrictions and limits on AI moving through state legislatures in Texas, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Indiana.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2026
  • Florida Florida’s state legislature in 2021 amended several of its laws regarding transgender students and school sports.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, for the last 50 years, the balance of power that our founders envisioned between the executive and legislative branches of government has been shifting towards the executive and away from the legislative.
    Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
  • State lawmakers typically meet every 10 years after the census to draw state legislative, board of education and congressional districts.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026

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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20assembly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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