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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Assembly \As*sem"bly\, n.; pl. Assemblies. [F. assembl['e]e,
fr. assembler. See Assemble.]
1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and
usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and
legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.
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2. A collection of inanimate objects. [Obs.] --Howell.
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3. (Mil.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a
signal to troops to assemble.
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Note: In some of the United States, the legislature, or the
popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the
General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the
General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical
tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders
delegated from each presbytery; as, the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States, or of Scotland.
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Assembly room, a room in which persons assemble, especially
for dancing.
Unlawful assembly (Law), a meeting of three or more persons
on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable
apprehension that they will disturb the peace
tumultuously.
Westminster Assembly, a convocation, consisting chiefly of
divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1,
1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the
``Confession of Faith,'' the ``Larger Catechism,'' and the
``Shorter Catechism,'' which are still received as
authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted
by Congregationalists.
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Syn: See Assemblage.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Assembly room, a room in which persons assemble, especially
for dancing.
Unlawful assembly (Law), a meeting of three or more persons
on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable
apprehension that they will disturb the peace
tumultuously.
Westminster Assembly, a convocation, consisting chiefly of
divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1,
1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the
``Confession of Faith,'' the ``Larger Catechism,'' and the
``Shorter Catechism,'' which are still received as
authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted
by Congregationalists.
Syn: See Assemblage.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assembly room
n.
assembly hall
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
assembly room
n.
assembly hall
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
assembly room
n.
assembly hall
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
assembly room
n.
assembly hall
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assembly room /ɐsˈɛmblɪ ɹˈuːm/
[plenary] Plenarsaal
Synonyms: plenar hall, floor
see: assembly rooms, plenar halls, floors
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assembly room /ɐsˈɛmblɪ ɹˈuːm/
Sitzungsraum , Versammlungsraum , Versammlungssaal
Synonym: meeting room
see: meeting rooms, assembly rooms
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assembly room /ɐsˈɛmblɪ ɹˈuːm/
Konferenzzimmer
Synonym: conference room
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 会议室,会议室,会场
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