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assembly en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/əˈsɛmb.li/ (US)
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/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-Norman asemblee (Old French asemblee, French assemblée). By surface analysis, assemble + -y.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
- In order to change the bearing, you must first remove the gearbox assembly.
- Sheets of water poured over the car, making visibility all but nil. Suddenly the windshield wiper, not just the blade but the entire assembly, blew off. 1980 December 6, Nancy Walker, “Toodle-Oo, Doodle”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 20, page 12:
(countable, uncountable) The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
- assembly line
- some assembly required
- instructions for assembly
- The bogies are built up of welded sub-units which are stress-relieved before assembly by riveting. 1961 October, “New Metropolitan Line train sets enter service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 622:
(countable, uncountable) A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
- In a word, they were made uſe of by the immediate ſucceſſors of the Apoſtles, and many of them read in the Public Aſſemblies of Chriſtians, as Canonical Scripture, without the leaſt mark of Diſtinction, in point of Autority[…] 1732, George Reynolds, A diſſertation: or, Inquiry Concerning the Canonical Autority of the Goſpel according to Mathew; […] , 2nd edition, page 4:
- They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups. 1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 9:
- freedom of assembly
- school assembly
(countable, uncountable) A legislative body.
- New York State Assembly
- the General Assembly of the United Nations
(countable, uncountable) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of assembly language.
alt of assembly language
(countable, uncountable) A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
assemblies	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

foregathering (congregation of people) · gathering · church

Translations (264)

hi परिषद (congregation of people) · hi विधानसभा (legislative body) · ka ყრილობა (congregation of people) · cs shromažďování (congregation of people) · fi kokoonpano (act of putting together) · cmn 大會 /大会 (legislative body) · hu gyűlés (legislative body) · he עֲצֶרֶת (congregation of people) · ln lingomba (congregation of people) · egy DA-DA-nw*t:Aa8 (legislative body) · sq asamble (legislative body) · pdt Vesaumlunk (congregation of people) · be асамбле́я (legislative body) · grc σύνοδος (congregation of people) · sh zbórnica (congregation of people) · nrf assembllaïe (congregation of people) · pl zgromadzenie (congregation of people) · fi kokoontuminen (congregation of people) · vi hội nghị (congregation of people) · ru собра́ние (legislative body) · es asamblea (legislative body) · ota مجلس (congregation of people) · ota درنك (congregation of people) · sh sábor (legislative body) · fi assembly-kieli (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · cy cynulliad (congregation of people) · tr asamble (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · ga oireacht (congregation of people) · hy ժողով (legislative body) · tg анҷуман (congregation of people) · ru монта́ж (act of putting together) · sk zhromažďovanie (congregation of people) · ko 회의 (congregation of people) · ru компле́кт (set of pieces) · ru блок (building block in .NET) · tr toplantı (congregation of people) · mk составување (act of putting together) · ota جمعیت (congregation of people) · scn nzimulata (legislative body) · sv församling (congregation of people) · ko 회의 (legislative body) · uk асамбле́я (legislative body) · ms perhimpunan (congregation of people) · mn чуулган (congregation of people) · pl apel (congregation of people) · apw íłaʼádzaa (congregation of people) · ja 会議 (congregation of people) · es ensamblador (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · ga comhthionól (congregation of people) · ja 会議 (legislative body) · ru агрега́т (set of pieces) · lv asambleja (legislative body) · txb wertsiya (congregation of people) · he אסיפה (congregation of people) · gl asemblea (congregation of people) · el συνέλευση (legislative body) · bg механи́зъм (set of pieces) · mn цуглаан (congregation of people) · it assemblea (legislative body) · pl montaż (act of putting together) · de Versammlung (legislative body) · cs shromáždění (congregation of people) · ka საკანონმდებლო კრება (legislative body) · hi संसद (legislative body) · ka მოწვევა (act of putting together) · vo kolkömanef (congregation of people) · az məclis (congregation of people) · it assemblato (set of pieces) · ota اجتماع (congregation of people) · fa-ira مَجْلِس (congregation of people) · pl zgromadzenie (legislative body) · ka შეკრება (congregation of people) · fr assemblée (congregation of people) · fi kokoonpano-osa (building block in .NET) · ro ansamblu (set of pieces) · kk ассамблея (congregation of people) · kk жиналыс (congregation of people) · hu gyűlés (congregation of people) · hu összerakás (act of putting together) · cs shromáždění (legislative body) · da forsamling (congregation of people) · kk мәжіліс (congregation of people) · ga cóisir (congregation of people) · fi kokous (congregation of people) · bg асамбле́я (legislative body) · fi kasaus (act of putting together) · ru собра́ние (congregation of people) · fr groupe (set of pieces) · ky ассамблея (legislative body) · lv sanāksme (legislative body) · tg маҷлис (legislative body) · km សន្និបាត (legislative body) · ms majlis mesyuarat (legislative body) · sa परिषद् (congregation of people) · es montaje (act of putting together) · pt assembléia (legislative body) · hu összeállítás (act of putting together) · el συναρμολόγηση (set of pieces) · ms himpunan (set of pieces) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐍃 (congregation of people) · hy ժողով (congregation of people) · ka ასამბლეა (legislative body) · pt montagem (act of putting together) · ar جَمْعِيَّة (legislative body) · es ensamblaje (set of pieces) · ru ассе́мблер (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · he אֲסֵפָה (congregation of people) · io asemblo (legislative body) · it montaggio (act of putting together) · hu gyülekezet (congregation of people) · es ensamblaje (act of putting together) · sl zborovanje (legislative body) · nrf assembliée (congregation of people) · uk монта́ж (act of putting together) · sh збо́рница (congregation of people) · da forsamling (legislative body) · tr meclis (legislative body) · ky ассамблея (congregation of people) · ru у́зел (building block in .NET) · tg ҳамоиш (congregation of people) · ro montare (act of putting together) · cmn 會議 /会议 (legislative body) · grc σύνοδος (legislative body) · ru ассамбле́я (legislative body) · grc ἀγών (congregation of people) · sq mbledhje (legislative body) · bg агрега́т (set of pieces) · is samkoma (congregation of people) · uga 𐎔𐎃𐎗 (legislative body) · tr dernek (legislative body) · nb forsamling (congregation of people) · ar مَجْمَع (legislative body) · sv församling (legislative body) · fi kokonaisuus (set of pieces) · nl vergadering (legislative body) · th สันนิบาต (legislative body) · fr assemblage (act of putting together) · fr parlement (legislative body) · mk склопување (act of putting together) · hu mű (set of pieces) · fi kokous (legislative body) · fa-ira اَنْجُمَن (congregation of people) · gd cruinneachadh (congregation of people) · be сход (congregation of people) · ru сбо́рка (act of putting together) · tg маҷлис (congregation of people) · hu összeszerelés (act of putting together) · sh са́бор (legislative body) · cmn 集會 /集会 (congregation of people) · he הַרְכָּבָה (act of putting together) · ca assemblea (congregation of people) · zu imbizo (congregation of people) · uk збір (act of putting together) · ms penggabungjalinan (act of putting together) · it assembly (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · ca assemblea (legislative body) · hu mechanizmus (set of pieces) · uz assambleya (legislative body) · cs montáž (act of putting together) · ka კრება (congregation of people) · fa-ira اَسِمْبِلی (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · rgn asișa (legislative body) · zu inhlangano (congregation of people) · az yığım (congregation of people) · fa-ira مَجْلِس (legislative body) · bg съби́ране (congregation of people) · ka ასამბლეა (congregation of people) · uz majlis (legislative body) · mk собрание (legislative body) · nl vergadering (congregation of people) · uk зібра́ння (legislative body) · gv cruinnaght (congregation of people) · pt assembléia (congregation of people) · ky жыйналыш (congregation of people) · id perakitan (act of putting together) · ka საკანონმდებლო ორგანო (legislative body) · de Baugruppe (set of pieces) · sq mbledhje (congregation of people) · uz yigʻin (congregation of people) · ro montaj (act of putting together) · sk zhromaždenie (congregation of people) · ar اِجْتِمَاع (congregation of people) · ar مَجْلِس (legislative body) · ota محفل (congregation of people) · hi सभा (congregation of people) · io asemblajo (act of putting together) · txb sārri (congregation of people) · et assemblee (legislative body) · sh skȕpština (legislative body) · nl samenstelling (set of pieces) · io asemblo (congregation of people) · be збо́рка (act of putting together) · ka მოგროვება (act of putting together) · bni lingomba (congregation of people) · eo asembleo (legislative body) · es asamblea (congregation of people) · ka თავმოყრა (act of putting together) · uz majlis (congregation of people) · pl wiec (congregation of people) · az məclis (legislative body) · sq asamble (congregation of people) · ru ассамбле́я (congregation of people) · ga tionól (legislative body) · sk asembler (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · tr cemiyet (legislative body) · uk збі́рка (act of putting together) · lt asamblėja (legislative body) · ang samnung (congregation of people) · fr rassemblement (congregation of people) · ru лине́йка (congregation of people) · fi kokoonpano (set of pieces) · bg събра́ние (legislative body) · uz anjuman (congregation of people) · vi đại hội (legislative body) · ota انجمن (congregation of people) · ar مَجْمَع (congregation of people) · be манта́ж (act of putting together) · nl gestel (set of pieces) · gl asemblea (legislative body) · fi kokoaminen (act of putting together) · ky чогулуш (congregation of people) · cmn 會議 /会议 (congregation of people) · pt produto (set of pieces) · tg ассамблея (legislative body) · ru механи́зм (set of pieces) · el σύνοδος (legislative body) · hu szerkezet (set of pieces) · ka აწყობა (act of putting together) · fa-ira هَمایِش (congregation of people) · sv sammanställning (set of pieces) · ko 모임 (congregation of people) · el συνάθροιση (congregation of people) · ka შეკრება (act of putting together) · ki mũcemanio (congregation of people) · pl narada (congregation of people) · sk montáž (act of putting together) · ga tiomsú (act of putting together) · bg събра́ние (congregation of people) · sk zhromaždenie (legislative body) · sh ску̏пштина (legislative body) · fr assembleur (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · ar تَجْمِيع (congregation of people) · de Versammlung (congregation of people) · fi konekieli (short for assembly language — see also assembly language) · fr bloc (set of pieces) · ka დაკომპლექტება (act of putting together) · unm maehëlan (congregation of people) · fi kasaaminen (act of putting together) · ro adunare (legislative body) · it assembramento (congregation of people) · it assemblaggio (set of pieces) · kk ассамблея (legislative body) · lt susirinkimas (legislative body) · uk зібра́ння (congregation of people) · ga tionól (congregation of people) · fr assemblée (legislative body) · mk собрание (congregation of people) · hu kupaktanács (congregation of people) · ms dewan undangan (legislative body) · ca muntatge (act of putting together) · fa-ira مَجْمَع (legislative body) · mk склоп (set of pieces) · nb forsamling (legislative body) · pl zbiórka (act of putting together)