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单词 assemblies
释义

assembly

noun

as·​sem·​bly ə-ˈsem-blē How to pronounce assembly (audio)
plural assemblies
1
: a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment
an assembly of religious leaders
2
capitalized : a legislative body
specifically : the lower house of a legislature
3
: a meeting of a student body and usually faculty for administrative, educational, or recreational purposes
A school assembly was held in the auditorium.
4
a
: assemblage sense 1
an assembly of well-wishers
b
: assemblage sense 2
a place of public assembly
5
: a signal for troops to assemble or fall in
6
a
: the fitting together of manufactured parts into a complete machine, structure, or unit of a machine
the assembly of an automobile
b
: a collection of parts so assembled
7
: the translation of assembly language to machine language by an assembler

Synonyms

  • assemblage
  • conference
  • congregation
  • convocation
  • gathering
  • ingathering
  • meeting
  • muster
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Example Sentences

The parts are made in this factory and then shipped to another country for assembly. the New York State Assembly an assembly of armed men School assemblies were usually held in the cafeteria.
Recent Examples on the Web The Carbon requires a fair bit of assembly, more so than some other e-bikes. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 Bowing to the terrorism, Chile’s Congress passed rules for the election of the assembly that wrote the constitutional draft in such a way that extremists were able to gain a two-thirds majority. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 One Chicopee, Massachusetts resident was charged with interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct, unlawful assembly and providing a false statement. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 The Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly by 9 p.m., with officers in riot gear forming skirmish lines and warning protesters to leave or face arrest. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 One officer on a megaphone declared an unlawful assembly and ordered them to leave. Lillian Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2022 While the protest was mostly peaceful, police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly, according to the Arizona Republic. James Bikales, Washington Post, 25 June 2022 Police declared the protest an unlawful assembly and, while many people left, a small group of people did not, according to the ruling. Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2022 In 2021, Richardson negotiated with the military junta to release journalist Danny Fenster who was sentenced to 11 years in prison over alleged incitement and violations of laws on immigration and unlawful assembly. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-French, from assembler — see assemble

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

assembly

noun

as·​sem·​bly ə-ˈsem-blē How to pronounce assembly (audio)
plural assemblies
1
: a group of people gathered together
an assembly of citizens
a school assembly
2
capitalized : a group of people who make and change laws for a government or organization
3
: the act of gathering together
The United States Constitution protects the right of assembly.
4
: the act of connecting together the parts of
This toy requires no assembly.
5
: a collection of parts that make up a complete unit the rear wheel assembly

Legal Definition

assembly

noun

as·​sem·​bly
plural assemblies
1
a
: a company of persons collected together in one place usually for some common purpose
b
capitalized : a legislative body especially that makes up the lower house of a legislature see also general assembly, legislative assembly
2
: the act of coming together : the condition of being assembled see also unlawful assembly

assemblies

noun

plural of assembly
1
as in conferences
a body of people come together in one place the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • conferences
  • meetings
  • assemblages
  • gatherings
  • congregations
  • panels
  • convocations
  • audiences
  • synods
  • symposiums
  • houses
  • rallies
  • companies
  • caucuses
  • markets
  • musters
  • crowds
  • ingatherings
  • throngs
  • flocks
  • swarms
  • coteries
  • symposia
  • forums
  • multitudes
  • gangs
  • packs
  • galleries
  • consorts
  • fora
  • hordes
  • grandstands
  • rabbles
  • presses
  • mobs
  • legions
  • crushes
  • rabblements
2
as in congregations
a body of persons gathered for religious worship the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • congregations
  • churches
  • flocks
  • communions
  • parishes
  • denominations
  • sects
  • confessions
  • folds
  • laities
3
as in meetings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose attendance at the awards assembly is mandatory

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • meetings
  • gatherings
  • conventions
  • convocations
  • conclaves
  • councils
  • workshops
  • synods
  • congresses
  • conferences
  • rallies
  • seminars
  • demonstrations
  • symposiums
  • sessions
  • get-togethers
  • caucuses
  • discussions
  • dialogues
  • huddles
  • discourses
  • cabinets
  • conversations
  • summits
  • clinics
  • negotiations
  • dialogs
  • symposia
  • forums
  • audiences
  • interviews
  • talks
  • roundtables
  • confabs
  • palavers
  • parleys
  • round tables
  • fora
  • round-robins
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