1. A group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
   "The assembly voted on the new bylaws"
    
2. A legislative or deliberative body
   "The United Nations General Assembly"
    
3. A school gathering of students and staff
   "The principal spoke at the morning assembly"
    
4. The social act of assembling
   "they demanded the right of assembly";
   - assemblage, gathering
    
5. A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
   "The engine assembly was carefully lowered into the car"
    
6. A unit consisting of components that have been fitted together
   "The furniture came as a flat-pack assembly that required construction"
    
7. The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
   "The factory's assembly line ensured efficient fabrication of the new car model";
   - fabrication
    
8. A public facility to meet for open discussion
   "The town hall served as an assembly for community gatherings";
   - forum, meeting place
    
9. A low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language
   "The programmer wrote in assembly language for maximum efficiency";
   - assembly language

Derived forms: assemblies

Type of: assemblage, building, construction, facility, gathering, group action, installation, machine, programing language [US], programming language, unit, whole

Encyclopedia: Assembly