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assemblage

assemblage

3 6.6
A group of people gathered for a common purpose, like at a meeting
  • noun
  • /əˈsɛmblɪdʒ/
translation icon : reunión
  • The conference drew a large assemblage of experts in the field of technology.
  • a natural assemblage
  • the entire assemblage
  • a large assemblage

Examples

  • Yet the product that results from this assemblage is not only Indian, but deeply expressive of Navajo character.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Puff, why don't you say a few words to the assemblage?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Yes, well there was a question put to the assemblage a little while ago, which I would like very much to answer.

  • So parties have always been, you know, a whole assemblage of interest groups and regions and industries.

  • - As I promised, Mr Hunt, the largest assemblage ever seen in Manchester!

  • And of course, there were the historians, perhaps the most important members of this assemblage.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So there are a range of people who end up as speakers across this vast assemblage that is Harvard commencement.

  • So I think we have a treat ahead of us, an assemblage of ideas and reflections and theories that will combine historiography with personal memory.

  • Clayton sang, joined by the family, then led the entire assemblage, spilling champagne on their evening clothes in a snaking dance.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • "VIKTOR CHEMAYEV BIDS FOUR MILLION DOLLARS!" The assemblage began to cheer wildly, shouts of "Bravo!", fists pounding the tables, women shrieking.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

crowd
vsassemblage
1.0

Many people or things are close together in one place

is broader, stressing purpose and the act of gathering rather than size
assembly
vsassemblage
162 2.5

A group of people who meet for a common purpose

is the broader term for any group gathering or the act of gathering people
formation
vsassemblage
122 3.6

An arrangement of people or things in a pattern for a purpose

is about the gathering itself rather than the pattern or layout
collection
vsassemblage
93 1.9

The act of gathering things for a particular purpose

is aimed at gatherings of people specifically rather than collections of things
coming together
vsassemblage
74 3.5

A time when people or groups join to work together

is narrower by emphasizing a purposeful group or the act behind it
meeting
vsassemblage
73 1.0

The joining of two things to become one, like rivers or ideas

is about gathering people physically rather than merging ideas
gathering
vsassemblage
47 1.4

An act of collecting people or things into one place

is the same idea but also names the resulting group itself
grouping
vsassemblage
20 2.5

Putting people and things together because they are similar or have the same purpose

focuses instead on people gathered together for a common purpose
aggregation
vsassemblage
11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

applies to people gatherings as well but is often about non living items
congregation
vsassemblage
7 3.4

A group of people, animals, or things gathered together

shares this sense but is a more general word for the same idea
social gathering
vsassemblage
7 2.7

An event where people meet to talk and spend time together

is the more general term covering friendly or formal events
convocation
vsassemblage
  • Formal
3 7.7

A formal group of people gathered for a meeting or ceremony

is broader, applying to any purposeful gathering whether summoned or not
coalescence
vsassemblage
1 7.8

The joining of separate parts to form one whole

is focused on deliberate people gathering rather than passive uniting of parts
agglomeration
vsassemblage
1 8.6

A group of things or people gathered together

is the general people gathering term and not limited to material masses
convening
vsassemblage
1 4.2

Bringing people together for a meeting

covers that act but also the group formed for that purpose
concourse
vsassemblage
1 6.5

A large group of people gathered in one place

can refer to any sized purposeful group, not only large assemblies
assembling
vsassemblage
2.7

Bringing parts or people together to make one whole

focuses more on the assembled people or act for a purpose
congregating
vsassemblage
4.2

People coming together in one place for a common purpose

also names the group formed as a result of that action
ingathering
vsassemblage
6.9

A meeting where people come together for social or religious reasons

is more general, not limited to social or religious events
consociation
vsassemblage
8.6

A group of people or organizations formed to work together for a common purpose

is the more general word for any gathered people or the act of gathering

How Big

mass
71 2.7
assemblage
3 6.6
crowd
1.0
room
525 2.2

Surface Forms

assemblage singular
assemblages plural

Morphology

assemblage = assemble (transparent) = assemble + age

The word is a regular nominalization of 'assemble', referring to the resulting group or the act of gathering.

Etymology

Assemblage comes from the verb assemble, meaning 'to bring together', and is like the word assembly. So an assemblage can also mean a group of people who have gathered for a purpose.