General Assembly
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The General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the United Nations, comprising all member states and responsible for setting broad policies and making recommendations on international issues.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Assembly canonical | 4 |
| United Nations General Assembly sessions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2087737 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Assembly Context triple: [United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251, organ, General Assembly]
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General Assembly
The General Assembly of the Romanian Academy is its supreme decision-making body, comprising all full and corresponding members who oversee the institution’s strategic direction, elections, and major academic policies.
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General Assembly
The General Assembly is the primary decision-making body within ECMA International, where member organizations convene to set standards-related policies and approve technical work.
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General Assembly
The General Assembly is the main deliberative and decision-making body of the Arab Civil Aviation Commission, comprising representatives of its member states.
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General Assembly
The General Assembly is the highest decision-making and representative governing body of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, responsible for setting church policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
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General Assembly
The General Assembly is Interpol’s supreme governing body, comprising delegates from all member countries who meet to set the organization’s policies, priorities, and overall direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Assembly Target entity description: The General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the United Nations, comprising all member states and responsible for setting broad policies and making recommendations on international issues.
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General Assembly
The General Assembly is the primary deliberative and decision-making body of United Cities and Local Governments, where member cities and local authorities convene to set policies and strategic directions.
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B.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the main deliberative and decision-making body of the Arab Civil Aviation Commission, comprising representatives of its member states.
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C.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is Interpol’s supreme governing body, comprising delegates from all member countries who meet to set the organization’s policies, priorities, and overall direction.
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D.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Commonwealth Games Federation, comprising representatives from member associations who set policy and oversee the direction of the Commonwealth Games movement.
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E.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the highest decision-making and representative governing body of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, responsible for setting church policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deliberative assembly
ⓘ
intergovernmental organization organ ⓘ principal organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| adopts |
decisions
ⓘ
declarations ⓘ recommendations ⓘ resolutions ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 24 October 1945 ⓘ |
| canHold |
emergency special sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| canRequest | advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1945 ⓘ |
| decisionRule |
simple majority for most questions
ⓘ
two-thirds majority for important questions ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasMainCommittee |
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)
ⓘ
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) ⓘ Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) ⓘ Second Committee (Economic and Financial) ⓘ Sixth Committee ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Committee (Legal)
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ⓘ |
| hasMembership | all United Nations member states ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
United Nations General Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
General Assembly of the United Nations
|
| hasPresidingOfficer | President of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalFunction |
main deliberative organ of the United Nations
ⓘ
policy-making organ of the United Nations ⓘ representative organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryBody |
Credentials Committee
ⓘ
General Committee ⓘ |
| importantQuestionsInclude |
admission of new members
ⓘ
budgetary questions ⓘ peace and security ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffectOfResolutions | generally non-binding ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| meetsAt | United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| meetsIn | General Assembly Hall ⓘ |
| meetsInRegularSession | annually ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 193 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations system ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| presidentTermLength | one year ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| regularSessionBegins | September ⓘ |
| role |
appoints the Secretary-General on the recommendation of the Security Council
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approves the United Nations budget ⓘ discusses and makes recommendations on development ⓘ discusses and makes recommendations on disarmament ⓘ discusses and makes recommendations on human rights ⓘ discusses and makes recommendations on international economic cooperation ⓘ discusses and makes recommendations on international law ⓘ discusses and makes recommendations on international peace and security ⓘ discusses and makes recommendations on social and humanitarian issues ⓘ elects judges of the International Court of Justice ⓘ elects members of the Economic and Social Council ⓘ elects members of the Human Rights Council ⓘ elects non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| shortName |
United Nations General Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
UN General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
UNGA
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| votingSystem | one state one vote ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Assembly Description of subject: The General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the United Nations, comprising all member states and responsible for setting broad policies and making recommendations on international issues.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly sessions