assembly

noun

/əˈsembli/

(plural assemblies)

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(also Assembly)
[countable] a group of people who have been elected to meet together regularly and make decisions or laws for a particular region or country
- state/legislative/federal/local assemblies
- Power has been handed over to provincial and regional assemblies.
- The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget.
- the California Assembly
- the UN General Assembly
- assembly elections
- an elected assembly
Extra Examples
- Some assembly is required.
- South Korea voted for its National Assembly this week.
- The announcement was made during morning assembly.
- The assembly voted to delay the legislation to allow further consultation to take place.
- The company has twenty assembly plants in Europe.
- These issues have been discussed in the local assemblies.
- They demanded the right to hold peaceful assemblies.
- This factory deals with final assembly and testing.
- We hold an assembly every morning.
- When the fire alarm sounds, leave the building and proceed to your assembly point.
- furniture designed for home assembly
- workers on the assembly line
- I'm playing the flute in assembly tomorrow morning.
- Laws governing freedom of assembly were gradually being relaxed.
- Some assembly of the equipment is required.
- The party has only 3 seats in the 51-seat National Assembly.
- There is a whole school assembly every Friday morning.
- Workers rushed to their designated assembly points.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- elected
- representative
- constitutional
- …
verb + assembly
- create
- form
- set up
- …
assembly + verb
- meet
- vote
assembly + noun
- member
- seat
- building
- …
preposition
- in an/the assembly
phrases
- a meeting of the assembly
- a session of the assembly
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[uncountable, countable] the meeting together of a group of people for a particular purpose; a group of people who meet together for a particular purpose
- They were fighting for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
- He was to address a public assembly on the issue.
- an assembly point (= a place where people have been asked to meet)
Topics Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
- peaceful
- unlawful
- …
verb + assembly
- hold
- call
assembly + noun
- point
phrases
- freedom of assembly
- the right of assembly
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[countable, uncountable] a meeting of the teachers and students in a school, usually at the start of the day, to give information, discuss school events or say prayers together
- The deputy head was taking (= leading) school assembly that day.
Topics Educationc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- school
- morning
verb + assembly
- have
- hold
- attend
- …
assembly + noun
- hall
preposition
- at assembly
- during assembly
- in assembly
- …
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[uncountable] the process of putting together the parts of something such as a vehicle or piece of furniture
- Putting the bookcase together should be a simple assembly job.
- a car assembly plant
- the correct assembly of the parts
Topics Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- easy
- final
verb + assembly
- require
assembly + noun
- line
- area
- plant
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French asemblee, feminine past participle of asembler, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + simul ‘together’.

单词	assembly
释义	assembly noun /əˈsembli/ /əˈsembli/ (plural assemblies) jump to other results (also Assembly) [countable] a group of people who have been elected to meet together regularly and make decisions or laws for a particular region or country state/legislative/federal/local assemblies Power has been handed over to provincial and regional assemblies. The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget. the California Assembly the UN General Assembly assembly elections an elected assembly Extra Examples Some assembly is required. South Korea voted for its National Assembly this week. The announcement was made during morning assembly. The assembly voted to delay the legislation to allow further consultation to take place. The company has twenty assembly plants in Europe. These issues have been discussed in the local assemblies. They demanded the right to hold peaceful assemblies. This factory deals with final assembly and testing. We hold an assembly every morning. When the fire alarm sounds, leave the building and proceed to your assembly point. furniture designed for home assembly workers on the assembly line I'm playing the flute in assembly tomorrow morning. Laws governing freedom of assembly were gradually being relaxed. Some assembly of the equipment is required. The party has only 3 seats in the 51-seat National Assembly. There is a whole school assembly every Friday morning. Workers rushed to their designated assembly points. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective elected representative constitutional … verb + assembly create form set up … assembly + verb meet vote assembly + noun member seat building … preposition in an/the assembly phrases a meeting of the assembly a session of the assembly See full entry [uncountable, countable] the meeting together of a group of people for a particular purpose; a group of people who meet together for a particular purpose They were fighting for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. He was to address a public assembly on the issue. an assembly point (= a place where people have been asked to meet) Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective public peaceful unlawful … verb + assembly hold call assembly + noun point phrases freedom of assembly the right of assembly See full entry [countable, uncountable] a meeting of the teachers and students in a school, usually at the start of the day, to give information, discuss school events or say prayers together The deputy head was taking (= leading) school assembly that day. Topics Educationc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective school morning verb + assembly have hold attend … assembly + noun hall preposition at assembly during assembly in assembly … See full entry [uncountable] the process of putting together the parts of something such as a vehicle or piece of furniture Putting the bookcase together should be a simple assembly job. a car assembly plant the correct assembly of the parts Topics Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective easy final verb + assembly require assembly + noun line area plant … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French asemblee, feminine past participle of asembler, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + simul ‘together’.
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