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assembly

assembly

136 3.5
A building where people meet for public events
  • noun
  • /əˈsɛmblɪ/
translation icon : salón de actos
  • The community center is often used for local meetings and events, especially in the assembly hall.

We'd still had some prisoners and we dropped them off and now we're going to fly back to Assembly Area Palm, which is where we were based out of down the tap Line Rd.

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Examples

  • Our school hosts a variety of events in the large assembly space that accommodates hundreds of people.

  • Since it's your first day today, let me escort you to the National Assembly building.

  • We stay here in the assembly hall.

  • Finally, in 2006, the UN General Assembly replaced the commission with the Human Rights Council.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The assembly is waiting for your blessing.

  • The United Nations General Assembly has since commended them to its member states.

    Academic text (2017)
  • President Reagan talked about such a scenario in a 1987 address to the United Nations General Assembly.

  • Furthermore, the school's annual recognition assembly will be changed to a class-centered celebration.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Yesterday, tomorrow, today, he gave a big speech to South Korea's National Assembly and praised the resiliency of the South Korean people.

  • In addition, three schools held "kick-off assemblies" or health fairs to introduce and build enthusiasm for the program.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

forum
vsassembly
  • Texting
430 3.2

A meeting or online place where people talk about ideas and share views

is mainly a physical venue for public meetings rather than discussion-only spaces
meeting place
vsassembly
17 1.3

A place where people come together to talk or do group activities

is used for formal public gatherings and events rather than casual use
gathering place
vsassembly
8 2.3

A place where people meet regularly to talk and spend time

is intended for public meetings and events rather than mainly social use
assembly hall
vsassembly
3 2.7

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

is a broader building or place used for public meetings and events
conference house
vsassembly
4.1

A building where people meet for conferences and meetings

is a more general public place not limited to formal events

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 Big

stadium
659 1.4
arena
129 2.9
assembly
136 3.5
auditorium
96 3.7
hall
314 1.0

Surface Forms

assembly singular
assemblies plural

Morphology

assembly = assemble (semi-transparent) = assemble + y

The building/place sense is derived by metonymy (place where an assembly meets) rather than a direct compositional rule, so learners may not always infer it from 'assemble'.

Etymology

Assembly comes from the Latin root simul meaning 'together' and the idea of assemble meaning 'to bring together'. So an assembly can be the place where people are brought 'together' for public meetings or events.