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assembly

assembly

162 2.5
A group of people who meet for a common purpose
  • noun
  • /əˈsɛmblɪ/
translation icon : reunión
  • And I could not survive my teenage years without school assemblies, quite literally.
  • freedom of assembly
  • peaceful assembly
  • organize an assembly

That night was like the awards assembly for our school.

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Examples

  • She gave a whole assembly about how footballers shouldn't hug.

  • During the assembly, the principal addressed the entire student body about safety measures.

  • That night was like the awards assembly for our school.

  • There must be an assembly of people, right?

  • It's a great assembly today.

  • Your friends at the school conducted a little assembly today.

  • We had an assembly down there for the whole neighborhood.

  • We visited the school for an assembly.

  • Experiences with authors, volunteer activities, and organizing school assemblies help our students grow.

    Academic text (2013)
  • We had real singing in schools: in classrooms, in assemblies, and in ceremonies.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

meeting
vsassembly
1.0

A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social

is the broad concept of people gathered for many purposes
convention
vsassembly
3.4

A large meeting where people with the same job or interest gather

is the general term that also covers small gatherings
conference
vsassembly
  • Formal
3.0

A formal meeting where people discuss and share information

is the broader idea that does not require a fixed agenda
crowd
vsassembly
1.0

Many people or things are close together in one place

is the organized meeting sense, not just any large group presence
council
vsassembly
572 2.9

A group of people who meet to discuss and make decisions about a town or organization

is the neutral concept of people gathered for any shared aim
rally
vsassembly
384 3.8

A large public meeting to support an idea or group

is the neutral term that covers both small and large meetings
gathering
vsassembly
203 1.0

A meeting of people for a social or special purpose

is the general notion of people assembled for any purpose
get-together
vsassembly
  • Informal
46 1.9

A small informal meeting for people to talk and spend time together

is the general word that also covers formal occasions
business meeting
vsassembly
36 2.2

A formal gathering where people talk about work or company matters

is the overall term not limited to business purposes
congress
vsassembly
  • Formal
12 3.2

A formal meeting of people who discuss and decide important things

is the broader label for any organized gathering of people
group meeting
vsassembly
8 2.2

A planned time when several people come together to talk about something

is the wider word for any group gathering for a purpose
congregation
vsassembly
7 3.4

A group of people, animals, or things gathered together

is the specific sense of people meeting for a purpose
social gathering
vsassembly
7 2.7

An event where people meet to talk and spend time together

is the neutral concept that also includes formal purposes
general assembly
vsassembly
  • Formal
4 4.9

A group of representatives who make and change laws for a state or organization

is the basic term for people gathered without legislative role
assemblage
vsassembly
3 6.6

A group of people gathered for a common purpose, like at a meeting

is the neutral idea of people gathered for a purpose
convocation
vsassembly
  • Formal
3 7.7

A formal group of people gathered for a meeting or ceremony

is the general idea covering both summoned and casual gatherings
mass meeting
vsassembly
2 3.4

A large public gathering where people meet to support or protest a cause

is the general concept that does not imply public mobilization
jama
vsassembly
  • Indian
1 9.9

A group of people who meet for religious worship or public events

is the general concept that includes nonreligious purposes
convenance
vsassembly
  • Archaic
9.9

A meeting of people to discuss and decide important matters

is the modern neutral term for people coming together
ingathering
vsassembly
6.9

A meeting where people come together for social or religious reasons

is the broad term that covers many meeting reasons
deliberative assembly
vsassembly
  • Formal
7.8

A formal meeting where members discuss and vote on issues

is the general idea that does not require formal debate
ecclesia
vsassembly
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of people who meet to pray and talk about their religion

is the broader idea that includes secular groupings

Antonyms

1 7.5

Breaking up an organized group like a band or army

Compounds

A group of representatives from every United Nations country where each country has one vote

assembly line
  • Specialized
39 3.2

A factory system where a product moves past workers who add parts

assembly plant
  • Specialized
8 3.2

A factory where parts are put together to make a product

4 4.9

A group of representatives who make and change laws for a state or organization

3 3.4

The right to meet peacefully with other people to express views, for example to protest

A large room in a school or community centre where people gather for meetings and events

assembly language
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A computer language that tells a computer's hardware what to do and works for one kind of computer

1 5.4

A group of elected people who make and change laws for a country or region

sub-assembly
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A group of parts put together to fit into a larger product

A formal meeting where members discuss and vote on issues

assembly program
  • Specialized
5.9

A computer tool that translates assembly language into code the computer can run

tail assembly
  • Specialized
7.0

The rear part of a plane that helps it stay steady and turn

How Large

rally
384 3.8
assembly
162 2.5
conference
  • Formal
3.0
meeting
1.0
get-together
  • Informal
46 1.9

Surface Forms

assembly singular
assemblies plural

Morphology

assembly = assemble (transparent) = assemble + y

The noun is a straightforward deverbal formation from 'assemble' denoting a gathered group or the result of assembling.

Etymology

Assembly comes from an old Latin root simul meaning 'together' and the word assemble meaning 'to bring together'. So an assembly is a group of people brought 'together' for a meeting or a common purpose.