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Definition assembly in British English

assembly noun

noun
/əˈsembli/
1

a part of a government consisting of people who have been elected to make laws

Example

the French National Assembly

Example

The ruling party holds only a three-vote majority in the assembly.

Synonyms and related words
apparatus assembly bureaucracy
Example

the United Nations General Assembly

Example

the assembly of the Organization of American States

Synonyms and related words
apparatus assembly bureaucracy
1.2

belonging to or relating to an assembly

Example

an assembly member

Example

the assembly election/race

Synonyms and related words
AGM annual general meeting appointment
Example

The trade group held its assembly in Santiago, Chile.

Synonyms and related words
AGM annual general meeting appointment
2.1

a group of people who meet together for a particular reason

Example

a public assembly

Synonyms and related words
association commission organization
2.2

a regular meeting of students and teachers in a school

Example

All important announcements are made during morning assembly.

Synonyms and related words
after-school assembly break
2.3

the action of gathering together for a meeting

Example

freedom of assembly

Synonyms and related words
AGM annual general meeting appointment
3

the process of building something by putting all its parts together

Example

car assembly

Example

an assembly plant

3.1

a group of parts that are connected and form one unit

Synonyms and related words
agglomeration arsenal assemblage
Definition assembly in British English