assembly

as-sem-bly · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A group of people gathered together for a common purpose.

  2. 2.

    A legislative body, especially the lower house of a legislature.

  3. 3.

    The act of fitting parts together to make a complete product.

  4. 4.

    (Computing) A low-level programming language.

Forms

plural: assemblies

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    assembly line — a manufacturing process where parts are added sequentially
  • •
    freedom of assembly — the right to gather peacefully
  • •
    General Assembly — the main deliberative body of the United Nations
  • •
    National Assembly — a legislative body in various countries

Related words

Antonyms: disassembly, dispersal
See also: assemble, assembled, gathering, meeting
Synonyms: congregation, construction, gathering, meeting

Etymology

From Old French assemblee, past participle of assembler ("to assemble"), from Vulgar Latin assimulare.