assembly

[ uh-sem-blee ]

noun

, plural as·sem·blies.

1. 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.

   Synonyms: meeting, congress, gathering, assemblage

2. a group of persons gathered together, usually for a particular purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.

   Synonyms: throng, meeting, congress, gathering, assemblage

3. (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.

   Synonyms: congress

4. Military.
   1. a signal, as by drum or bugle, for troops to fall into ranks or otherwise assemble.
   2. the movement of forces, tanks, soldiers, etc., scattered by battle or battle drill, toward and into a small area.
5. the putting together of complex machinery, as airplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.
6. Machinery. a group of machine parts, especially one forming a self-contained, independently mounted unit. Compare subassembly.

Assembly

¹

/ əˈsɛmblɪ /

noun

1. the lower chamber in various American state legislatures See also House of Assembly legislative assembly National Assembly
2. short for General Assembly

assembly

²

/ əˈsɛmblɪ /

noun

1. a number of people gathered together, esp for a formal meeting held at regular intervals
2. the act of assembling or the state of being assembled
3. the process of putting together a number of parts to make a machine or other product
4. machinery a group of mating components before or after fitting together
5. military
   1. a signal for personnel to assemble, as by drum, bugle, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      an assembly area

Other Words From

• preas·sembly noun plural preassemblies
• reas·sembly noun plural reassemblies
• self-as·sembly noun plural selfassemblies

Word History and Origins

Origin of assembly¹

1275–1325; Middle English assemblee < Middle French, literally, (that which is) assembled, feminine past participle of assembler to assemble

Synonym Study

See convention.

Example Sentences

By beating incumbent Kevin de León for a City Council seat that stretches from downtown through Boyle Heights and up to Eagle Rock, the 34-year-old sustained the political earthquake she first unleashed in March, when she finished ahead of him and two Latino Assembly members in the primary.

From Los Angeles Times

Political newcomer Jurado is in first place in the primary over De León and a well-funded Assembly member, Miguel Santiago, with only a few votes left to be counted.

From Los Angeles Times

Her win is the biggest political upset on the Eastside since Chicano activist Raul Ruiz siphoned off enough votes from Richard Alatorre in a 1971 Assembly race to allow a Republican to win.

From Los Angeles Times

Le Pen was defeated by Emmanual Macron at the last presidential election in 2022 by 58.55% to 41.45% but RN is the biggest among the numerous parties in the National Assembly.

From BBC

Le Pen has argued that parliamentary assistants paid for by the Brussels assembly were naturally involved in politics because that was what drew them to the job in the first place.

From BBC