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assembly

/ʌsˈɛmbli/noun3 syllables

Assembly means: a public facility to meet for open discussion.

Synonyms for assembly5

noun, as in a public facility to meet for open discussion

forum, meeting place

noun, as in the social act of assembling

assemblage, gathering

noun, as in the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

Opposites of assembly

disassembly

What does assembly mean?6

noun

1

a public facility to meet for open discussion

2

the social act of assembling“they demanded the right of assembly”

3

the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

4

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

5

a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose

6

a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Assembly in a sentence

  • On account of bad weather, we were forced to call off the assembly.unknown
  • Due to the lack of attendees, we have to postpone the general assembly.belgavox
  • The assembly consisted of people concerned about human rights.unknown
  • The assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament.CM
  • There were a great many people present at the assembly.unknown
  • His fingers got smashed while working on the assembly line.ET
  • The constitution was amended to replace the bicameral congress with a unicameral assembly.rul
  • Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.jakov

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of assembly

as a noun

plural
assemblies