assembly
noun
as·sem·bly
ə-ˈsem-blē 
plural assemblies
1
: a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment
an assembly of religious leaders
2
capitalized
: a legislative body
specifically
: the lower house of a legislature
3
: a meeting of a student body and usually faculty for administrative, educational, or recreational purposes
A school assembly was held in the auditorium.
4
a
: assemblage sense 1
an assembly of well-wishers
b
: assemblage sense 2
a place of public assembly
5
: a signal for troops to assemble or fall in
6
a
: the fitting together of manufactured parts into a complete machine, structure, or unit of a machine
the assembly of an automobile
b
: a collection of parts so assembled
7
: the translation of assembly language to machine language by an assembler
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Examples of assembly in a Sentence
The parts are made in this factory and then shipped to another country for assembly.
the New York State Assembly
an assembly of armed men
School assemblies were usually held in the cafeteria.
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Giving it nearly 1,000 five-star ratings, customers praised the quality, easy assembly, and stable design.
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Lauren Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Hague and Williams began the spacewalk at 8:01 a.m. EST (1301 GMT) and made quick work of their first and primary task: to replace a rate gyro assembly that helps maintain the station’s orientation.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The front of the doorbell holds the camera assembly, a doorbell button with an LED ring, a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor, an indicator LED, two microphones, two infrared LEDs for black-and-white night vision, and an ambient light sensor.
—PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
Autonomous drones for delivery and support services are on track to begin scaling, and robotic assembly and collaborative support systems are being introduced into every part of the economy.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Hague and Williams began the spacewalk at 8:01 a.m. EST (1301 GMT) and made quick work of their first and primary task: to replace a rate gyro assembly that helps maintain the station’s orientation.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The front of the doorbell holds the camera assembly, a doorbell button with an LED ring, a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor, an indicator LED, two microphones, two infrared LEDs for black-and-white night vision, and an ambient light sensor.
—PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
Autonomous drones for delivery and support services are on track to begin scaling, and robotic assembly and collaborative support systems are being introduced into every part of the economy.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assembly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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assembly
noun
as·sem·bly
ə-ˈsem-blē
plural assemblies
1
: a body of persons gathered together (as to make laws or for discussion, worship, or entertainment)
2
capitalized
: a governing body
especially
: the lower house of a legislature
3
: the act of gathering together or state of being assembled
4
: a signal for troops to assemble
5
: a collection of parts that go to make up a complete machine, structure, or unit of a machine
6
: the translation of assembly language to machine language by an assembler
7
: a meeting of a student body and usually teachers for educational or recreational purposes
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