assembly

[ uh-sem-blee ]
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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.

  1. (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.

  2. Military.

    • a signal, as by drum or bugle, for troops to fall into ranks or otherwise assemble.

    • the movement of forces, tanks, soldiers, etc., scattered by battle or battle drill, toward and into a small area.

  3. the putting together of complex machinery, as airplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.

  4. Machinery. a group of machine parts, especially one forming a self-contained, independently mounted unit.: Compare subassembly.

Origin of assembly

1
1275–1325; Middle English assemblee<Middle French, literally, (that which is) assembled, feminine past participle of assembler to assemble

synonym study For assembly

1, 2. See convention.

Other words for assembly

Other words from assembly

  • 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.

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British Dictionary definitions for assembly (1 of 2)

assembly

/ (əˈsɛmblɪ) /


nounplural -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

  1. the process of putting together a number of parts to make a machine or other product

  2. machinery a group of mating components before or after fitting together

  3. military

    • a signal for personnel to assemble, as by drum, bugle, etc

    • (as modifier): an assembly area

British Dictionary definitions for Assembly (2 of 2)

Assembly

/ (əˈsɛmblɪ) /


nounplural -blies
  1. the lower chamber in various American state legislatures: See also House of Assembly, legislative assembly, National Assembly

  2. NZ short for General Assembly

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