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as·sem·bly I. \əˈsemblē, -li\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English assemblee, from Middle French, from Old French, feminine of assemblé, past participle of assembler 1. : a company of persons collected together in one place usually for some common purpose (as deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment): a. usually capitalized : a legislative body; specifically : the lower house of a legislature < the Assembly of New York State > < the National Assembly of France > — compare general assembly, house of assembly, legislative assembly b. usually capitalized : the highest judiciary or governing board in any of various religious denominations < the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church > c. : a formal social gathering (as a subscription ball) d. : a local congregation or religious association similar to a church e. : a scheduled meeting of the whole student body and usually the faculty of a school or college either for purposes of administrative routine or for educational or recreational programs 2. : the act of coming together : the state of being assembled < prohibits unlawful assembly > 3. : assemblage 1b 4. a. : a signal given by drum, bugle, trumpet, or all field music for troops to assemble or fall in b. : the collection of the elements of a military command into a given locality 5. a. : the act or process of building up a complete unit (as a motor vehicle) using parts already in themselves finished manufactured products < to work on the assembly line > b. : a collection of parts so assembled as to form a complete machine, structure, or unit of a machine < a hub assembly > < a dome assembly > 6. : a hall or room in which an assembly is held II. noun 1. : the translation of assembly language to machine language by an assembler 2. : assembly language herein |