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 Local officials pick up where state left off The assembly kicked off a coordinated response to Ada County’s ongoing rat infestation, which has anecdotally exploded in the past several years. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026 Signs of frustration with the deal were evident Monday when assembly members held a hearing on the measure. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Mustafa Kemal and the creation of the CHP Under Mustafa Kemal’s leadership, the CHP dominated all assemblies until 1950. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 Factory assembly, experts say, could give nuclear power a better chance of competing in the energy marketplace; shipping reactor components to remote parts of Alaska, for example, should be cheaper than building a new gas pipeline there. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Played completely deadpan by Konopka, the character beneath this daft assemblage of aesthetic choices makes no real sense as a functionary in this dry, dark future, much less as its hero.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Cue an increasingly fraught war of words — and, eventually and inevitably, other very American weapons — in the congregation, with even the good preacher tiring of turning the other cheek.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Montilus said many Haitian members of her congregation, legal or not, are afraid to leave their homes for church.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

In my 17 seasons in the professional game, dealing with persistent infringement was never discussed at a training meeting, and no single method was promoted as best practice.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Try something new, speak up in a meeting, or let your enthusiasm show without immediately toning it down.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

The decision means tight end Dae’Quan Wright and defensive end Zxavian Harris will not suit up for the Tigers this fall after weeks of legal drama, the furthest test yet of a conference attempting some self-governance.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Both rebounded last week with wins, but only one will enter conference play with a winning record.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

At this point, the business has had donated more than a million dollars to the homeless, Youth For Christ, and our church from profits.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Eze, whose ministry has churches in the US, UK, and Canada, said many who attend his conferences are Black, but some are White as well.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of church

Noun

The theater has hosted a Jimmy Buffett concert, high school graduations, weddings, and other gatherings.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026
The film, which is seeking distribution, is set in winter 1975, when a mysterious woman crashes a holiday gathering.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

Yet the region remains less than the sum of its parts, argued Edward Au, southern region managing partner for Deloitte China, who joined Che on the panel.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
The Athletic is confronted with dozens of multicoloured wires and cables, plugged in to a panel on an outside broadcast truck.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of panel

Noun

Trump is putting himself center stage in the midterms with a Dallas convention, even as his low approval rating threatens to drag down GOP candidates.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
While nearly every Florida county has some form of a tax on hotel stays — totaling more than $1 billion statewide — the largest pool is in Orange County, where millions visit for theme park vacations and business conventions annually.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026