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Spiritual Assembly
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<p>Spiritual Assembly is a term given by <a href="/facts/%CA%BBAbdu%27l-Bah%C3%A1/hlkRaEe0">ʻAbdu'l-Bahá</a> to refer to elected councils that govern the <a href="/facts/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith/orkrDxjS">Baháʼí Faith</a>. Because the Baháʼí Faith has no <a href="/facts/Clergy/IzdAVmsT">clergy</a>, they carry out the affairs of the community. In addition to existing at the local level, there are national Spiritual Assemblies (although "national" in some cases refers to a portion of a country or to a group of countries). Spiritual Assemblies form part of the elected branch of the <a href="/facts/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_administration/JUbz1lau">Baháʼí administration</a>. </p>