assemblies

as·sem·bly

[uh-sem-blee]
noun, plural as·sem·blies.
1.
an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
2.
a group of persons gathered together, usually for a particular purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.
3.
( often initial capital letter ) Government. a legislative body, especially the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.: a bill before the assembly; the New York State Assembly.
4.
Military.
a.
a signal, as by drum or bugle, for troops to fall into ranks or otherwise assemble.
b.
the movement of forces, tanks, soldiers, etc., scattered by battle or battle drill, toward and into a small area.
5.
the putting together of complex machinery, as airplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.
6.
Machinery. a group of machine parts, especially one forming a self-contained, independently mounted unit.
Compare subassembly.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English assemblee < Middle French, literally, (that which is) assembled, feminine past participle of assembler to assemble

Related forms
pre·as·sem·bly, noun, plural pre·as·sem·blies.
re·as·sem·bly, noun, plural re·as·sem·blies.
self-as·sem·bly, noun, plural self·-as·sem·blies.

Can be confused: assemblage, assembly.

Synonyms
1, 2. assemblage, gathering, congress, meeting. See convention. 2. throng. 3. congress, representatives.
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assembly (əˈsɛmblɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl -blies
1.  a number of people gathered together, esp for a formal meeting held at regular intervals
2.  the act of assembling or the state of being assembled
3.  the process of putting together a number of parts to make a machine or other product
4.  machinery a group of mating components before or after fitting together
5.  military
 a.  a signal for personnel to assemble, as by drum, bugle, etc
 b.  (as modifier): an assembly area

Assembly (əˈsɛmblɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl -blies
1.  House of Assembly legislative assembly See also National Assembly the lower chamber in various American state legislatures
2.  (NZ) short for General Assembly

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assembly
early 14c., "a gathering of persons," from O.Fr. as(s)emblee, noun from fem. pp. of assembler "to assemble" (see assemble). Meaning "gathering together" is recorded from early 15c.; that of "act of assembling parts or objects" is from 1914, as is assembly line. School sense is recorded from 1932.
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