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Definition of Assembly
1. Noun. A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit.
2. Noun. The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery).
Generic synonyms: Building, Construction
Antonyms: Disassembly
Derivative terms: Fabricate
3. Noun. A public facility to meet for open discussion.
4. Noun. A group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose.
Specialized synonyms: General Assembly, Law-makers, Legislative Assembly, Legislative Body, Legislature, Areopagus, States General, Chapter, Deliberative Assembly, Council, Chamber, Bench, Court, Judicature, Tribunal, Coven, Sabbat, Witches' Sabbath
5. Noun. A unit consisting of components that have been fitted together.
6. Noun. The social act of assembling. "They demanded the right of assembly"
Generic synonyms: Group Action
Specialized synonyms: Mobilisation, Mobilization, Calling Together, Convocation, Coming Together, Meeting, Congregating, Congregation, Convening, Convention, Concentration
Derivative terms: Assemble, Assemble, Gather, Gather
Antonyms: Disassembly
Definition of Assembly
1. n. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.
Definition of Assembly
1. Proper noun. (US) The lower legislative body of each of a number of states of the United States, ("the Assembly"). ¹
2. Noun. A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device. ¹
3. Noun. A congregation of people in one place for a purpose ¹
4. Noun. A legislative body; e.g., the General Assembly of the United Nations. ¹
5. Noun. (computing) A shortened or jargon form of the term ''assembly language''. ¹
6. Noun. (computing) In Microsoft .NET, 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assembly
1. the act of assembling [n -BLIES]
Literary usage of Assembly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1921)
"n THE assembly AT ITHACA AND THE DEPARTURE O* TELEMACHUS SOON as the early,
rosy-fingered dawn appeared, the dear son of Odysseus rose from bed, ..."
2. The American Political Science Review (1921)
"Article III of the Covenant of the League provides that the assembly .shall consist
of ... The internal organization and procedure of the assembly are, ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"The assembly was determined, however, that it would not submit either to the ...
On February 17 a decree of the assembly organised the executive power; ..."
4. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"He took his place in the assembly on 16 Sept., and on 25 Sept. joint d in
subscribing the ... He was the youngest member of the assembly, being now in his ..."
5. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention by Religious Education Association (1905)
"D. JUNIOR PASTOR MADISON AVENUE REFORMED CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY My first suggestion
as to the relation of the summer assembly to the moral education of ..."
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