ASSEMBLY

fabrication, assembly

(noun) the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

assembly, assemblage, gathering

(noun) the social act of assembling; “they demanded the right of assembly”

assembly

(noun) a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

assembly

(noun) a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together

forum, assembly, meeting place

(noun) a public facility to meet for open discussion

assembly

(noun) a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Assembly

(US) The lower legislative body of each of a number of states of the United States, ("the Assembly").

Etymology

Noun

assembly (countable and uncountable, plural assemblies)

A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.

The act of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.

A legislative body.

(military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.

(computing) Clipping of assembly language.

(computing) In Microsoft .NET, a building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.

Synonyms

• (congregation of people): foregathering

Hyponyms

• house of assembly

• jural assembly

Source: Wiktionary

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As*sem"bly, n.; pl. Assemblies. Etym: [F. assemblée, fr. assembler. See Assemble.]

1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.

2. A collection of inanimate objects. [Obs.] Howell.

3. (Mil.)

Definition: A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.

Note: In some of the United States, the legislature, or the popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, or of Scotland. Assembly room, a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing.

– Unlawful assembly (Law), a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously.

– Westminster Assembly, a convocation, consisting chiefly of divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1, 1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the "Confession of Faith," the "Larger Catechism," and the "Shorter Catechism," which are still received as authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists.

Syn.

– See Assemblage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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