an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
a group of persons gathered together, usually for a particular purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.
(often initial capital letter)Government. a legislative body, especially the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.: a bill before the assembly; the New York State Assembly.
Military.
a signal, as by drum or bugle, for troops to fall into ranks or otherwise assemble.
the movement of forces, tanks, soldiers, etc., scattered by battle or battle drill, toward and into a small area.
the putting together of complex machinery, as airplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.
Machinery. a group of machine parts, especially one forming a self-contained, independently mounted unit.Compare subassembly.
Origin of assembly
1275–1325; Middle English assemblee<Middle French, literally, (that which is) assembled, feminine past participle of assembler to assemble
Police in riot gear—and others camouflaged in plain clothes—made nearly 300 arrests, citing the majority for “unlawful assembly.”
Hong Kong’s citywide COVID-19 testing has become a barometer of public trust|eamonbarrett|September 9, 2020|Fortune
They have to pay employees to fill out the forms, but they could have someone doing that for $15 an hour, so it’s probably just a mass assembly line.
The Loan Company That Sued Thousands of Low-Income Latinos During the Pandemic|by Kiah Collier, Ren Larson and Perla Trevizo|August 31, 2020|ProPublica
Over time, Shih argues, outsourcing has cannibalized not only the assembly line jobs we associate with the factory floor, but the whole chain of intellectual effort that makes those jobs possible.
Unmade in America|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Every aspect of project management, systems engineering, risk management, and logistics of the machine assembly must perform together with the precision of a Swiss watch.
Construction of the World’s Biggest Nuclear Fusion Plant Just Started in France|Edd Gent|August 3, 2020|Singularity Hub
The economy is changing at a rate of speed that looks like something that I’m sure people who didn’t have electrification, and they got electricity, and then we had assembly lines, felt.
Fed Up (Ep. 390)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 26, 2019|Freakonomics
Call your state senators, your assembly members, your mayors, and your city councils.
A Navy Vet’s Case for Gun Control|Shawn VanDiver|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You said, “freedom of speech is an illusion” and “freedom of assembly is an illusion.”
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over|Marlow Stern|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Democracy is an illusion, freedom of speech is an illusion, freedom of assembly is an illusion.
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over|Marlow Stern|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Trial of Jane Fonda is at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh until August 24.
Anne Archer: Women in Hollywood Are Doomed Forever|Nico Hines|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bill passed the Assembly at the end of May on a 62-4 vote and headed to the state Senate.
‘Degree Mills’ Are Exploiting Veterans and Making Millions Off the GI Bill|Aaron Glantz|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was true in the assembly of Israel of old, and assuredly it is not less true in the Church of God now.
Life and Times of David|Charles Henry Mackintosh
Later, an assembly was convened to decide what should be done.
The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate|Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
The main bearing bosses were split at a 45 angle for ease of assembly.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.
A deep silence prevailed over the assembly, many of whom were touched by the wise simplicity of the stranger's words and manner.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917|Various
On April 26, 1850, a committee of the assembly was appointed to inquire into the subject.
The History of the Post Office in British North America|William Smith
British Dictionary definitions for assembly (1 of 2)
assembly
/ (əˈsɛmblɪ) /
nounplural-blies
a number of people gathered together, esp for a formal meeting held at regular intervals
the act of assembling or the state of being assembled
the process of putting together a number of parts to make a machine or other product
machinerya group of mating components before or after fitting together
military
a signal for personnel to assemble, as by drum, bugle, etc
(as modifier)an assembly area
British Dictionary definitions for assembly (2 of 2)
Assembly
/ (əˈsɛmblɪ) /
nounplural-blies
the lower chamber in various American state legislaturesSee also House of Assembly, legislative assembly, National Assembly