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 The assembly unanimously protested a fatal crash involving a Marine accused of drunk driving in 2017. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 The versatile design can work in a range of design styles—midcentury, Scandi, and farmhouse, for example—and reviewers appreciate the quick shipping and easy assembly. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Vietnam specializes in electronics assembly, Thailand in automotives, and Malaysia in chip packaging. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Robots made in America The company’s final assembly is done in the US, Bhageria said. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

But the assemblage of talent, including director Larry Charles, is quite remarkable.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
For decades, the Smithsonian Institution, which draws some 15 million visitors every year to its assemblage of 21 museums — bounty that has no real global peer — has managed to stay mostly above the political fray.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Others like Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, have about 10,000 members and expanded their congregation in recent years by making their church a more attractive destination for people outside their church walls.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Rabbi and historian Gary Zola explains that of the six earliest Jewish congregations in the United States, the three Southern congregations in Savannah, Charleston and Richmond were the first to introduce reforms.

— Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

Osborn has been traveling across Nebraska to hold meetings in all 93 counties and has repeatedly criticized Ricketts for not holding town halls to meet with constituents.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The meeting came as indirect talks between Washington and Tehran have yet to yield meaningful progress.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

Speaking Tuesday at Sportico’s Invest conference in London, Wrexham AFC non-executive director and former English Football League CEO Shaun Harvey said the soccer community needs to be thinking beyond this one case.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The presidents and chancellors of Clemson, Florida State, Miami and North Carolina sent a letter last week to House leaders seeking to increase the bill's membership cap for conferences from 20 to 22 schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 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 rooms are designed for gathering, whether that's at the music venue, on the rooftop bar, or in one of the other distinct dining experiences.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The mall was once the city’s economic center and central gathering place, and when Citrus Heights incorporated in the 1990s, the inclusion of the mall and its tax dollars were considered critical to the city’s financial viability.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

While most of the system’s weight rests on its clear base, it is held upright by an adjustable stand that connects near the top of the system’s back panel and extends outward to form an A-frame ladder.

— Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
The silhouette, which brought back the trend of years gone by, was equipped with a panel on the front adorned with floral motifs, pearls and vines, all in gold that, from afar, looked like sequins.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of panel

Noun

The new Four Seasons is in the middle of Back Bay, an enormous tourism hub (and Boston’s convention-center epicenter).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The president made a similar pledge at the Republican National Committee’s first midterm convention in Dallas last month.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026