freedom of assembly
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- noun
- /ˈfriːdəm əv əˈsɛmblɪ/
- Formal
:
libertad de reunión
- During the protest, the crowd exercised their freedom of assembly to voice their opinions on government policies.
- freedom of assembly and press
- free speech, freedom of assembly
- the right of freedom of assembly
Examples
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Meetings and freedom of assembly are basic rights according to our nation's most sacred documents.
Blog text (15) -
Freedom of assembly is widespread, but laborers are restricted, with only a tiny percent of the labor force unionized.
Academic text (1995) -
First is a set of laws that limit the freedom of assembly.
Academic text (1998) -
Witness the attacks on freedom of assembly and speech.
Blog text (2) -
Although the constitution provides for freedom of assembly, the government severely restricted this right.
Blog text (22) -
Freedom of assembly and freedom of association are severely restricted.
Academic text (2003) -
To facilitate this, there is an insistence on free speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly.
Academic text (1993) -
The constitution provides for, but strictly regulates, freedom of assembly.
Blog text (22) -
I can't believe America has come to this in such a short time—see freedom of assembly in the Constitution.
Blog text (26) -
The law guarantees the freedom of assembly, allowing citizens to gather and express their views peacefully.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'freedom' (the ability to act or speak freely) combined with 'assembly' (a gathering of people); the preposition 'of' simply links the two, so learners can infer 'the right to gather.' This compositional structure is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'libertad de reunión'), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Freedom of assembly comes from the simple words freedom and assembly, where assembly means 'a meeting' or 'to gather'. It paints the image of people meeting in a town square to protest or say what they think without being stopped, so it means the right 'to gather together peacefully and express their views'.