First Known Use: 14th century
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assembly
noun as·sem·bly \ə-ˈsem-blē\
: the act of connecting together the parts of something (such as a machine) : the act of assembling something
: a group of people who make and change laws for a government or organization
: a group of people who have gathered together
plural as·sem·blies
Full Definition of ASSEMBLY
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: a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment
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capitalized : a legislative body; specifically : the lower house of a legislature
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: a meeting of a student body and usually faculty for administrative, educational, or recreational purposes
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a : assemblage 1 b : assemblage 2
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: a signal for troops to assemble or fall in
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a : the fitting together of manufactured parts into a complete machine, structure, or unit of a machine b : a collection of parts so assembled
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: the translation of assembly language to machine language by an assembler
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Origin of ASSEMBLY
Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-French, from assembler
Related to ASSEMBLY
- Synonyms
- assemblage, gathering, conference, congregation, convocation, ingathering, meeting, muster
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ASSEMBLY Defined for Kids
assembly
noun as·sem·bly \ə-ˈsem-blē\
plural as·sem·blies
Definition of ASSEMBLY for Kids
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: a group of people gathered together <an assembly of citizens> <a school assembly>
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cap : a group of people who make and change laws for a government or organization
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: the act of gathering together <The right of assembly is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.>
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: the act of connecting together the parts of <This toy requires no assembly.>
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: a collection of parts that make up a complete unit <Remove the rear wheel assembly.>
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