Thesaurus results for ASSEMBLY

assembly

noun

ə-ˈsem-blē

Definition of assembly

as in assemblage

a body of people come together in one place the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station

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as in congregation

a body of persons gathered for religious worship the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones

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as in meeting

a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose attendance at the awards assembly is mandatory

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Recent Examples of assembly Shih noted that many products out of Vietnam and Mexico are still reliant on Chinese intermediate goods at the product assembly stage. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Risa Leiberwitz, a professor in the College of Industrial Labor Relations, tells TIME that Cornell’s administration does not adequately listen to campus governance bodies such as the Faculty Senate, student assemblies, and unions. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 Projects stretched across the campus, including the beautification of the school's community garden, the assembly of hundreds of snack packs for families and a makeover of the teachers' lounge. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The project is located off the coast of Rhode Island, with onshore assembly taking place at the State Pier in New London. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

In Labor of Light (2016), an assemblage of technologies comes together as a kind of altar to the history of video production.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
These are electric cars, which apparently justifies a vaguely techy-sounding alphanumeric assemblage.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Since then, the 16-foot-by-32-foot church has been reconstructed, after archaeologists in 2021 uncovered the church’s original foundation, as well as 62 graves linked to the congregation.

— Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith, and freedom.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

At the first all-crew meeting, Kerry warns everyone to stay vigilant.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
The program offers discussions of financing and distribution, opportunities to present unfinished work and pitch projects, and meetings with industry representatives.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

The program—announced at the Ai Everything conference in the capital–will give government employees hands-on experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Codex, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Surveillance footage showed Alfozan approaching the conference room on several occasions despite lacking authorization to enter or participate in meetings there.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

Until a 1917 church law was revised in 1983, those who died by suicide were denied Catholic burials on consecrated grounds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The reconstruction of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building a meeting house in Virginia, was celebrated Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of church

Noun

The camaraderie morphed into friendship, and changed how Truncale approaches such gatherings.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Guimaraes said the art of the physical gathering relies on careful curation and the transformational power of breaking bread together.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

Zhang Yimou presides over a panel that also includes Bi Gan, Kei Ishikawa, July Jung, Vietnamese producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc and Kazakh actor Samal Yeslyamova.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Officers found Blanco hiding in the basement of a nearby home and recovered a knife from a panel box, police said.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of panel

Noun

In the clip, Affleck and Samuel browsed sneakers at a convention, where Samuel spotted the Dior shoes.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Nearly half the credential problem is a hiring convention rather than a safety rule—and conventions are easier to change.

— Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026