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 Circuitboard assembly is planned to be done at Anduril’s Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026 The assembly recognized that federal law requires tolling revenues to be used for transportation purposes. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026 The agreement now goes to the full assembly for a debate and a vote. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 But the assembly, controlled by the ruling party, did not vote on extending her term, which officially expired in April. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assembly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assembly

Noun

Gallery visitors were careful not to step on the sprawling assemblage of photographs, drawings and artifacts scattered across the floor.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
That knack for making music that sounds more like an irruption in the environment than an assemblage of instruments carries across the six sides of vinyl that comprise From the Toolkit of Lovers.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Everyone was chatting and enjoying the beautiful weather, Spiro, a 36-year-old rabbi at Hill Havurah congregation in Washington, recalled.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
With Noah’s career back on track, the congregation itself mostly fades into the background.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of congregation

Noun

Typically, one school or a conference, like the Big 12, would be the bid partner.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
To reestablish and preserve traditional rivalries and eliminate cross-country travel demands, restore conference alignments to their original geographical moorings.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

Prosecutors allege Wallace embezzled about $390,000 from the church’s coffers between April 2019 and September 2025, spending some of the funds on rent and travel expenses.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
President Andrew Jackson refused to proclaim one, citing the separation of church and state, so states and churches held their own.

— Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of church

Noun

The gathering centered around a street vendor making elote to order and serving fresh, hot cocoa-like champurrado.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
With family gatherings and gift-giving, the holidays can be a great time to earn a stockpile of credit card points.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathering

Noun

To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The Hurricanes received 59 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, 19 more than a week ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of panel

Noun

Cobos explains that, as with Nené’s ensembles, following period conventions to the letter didn’t necessarily make sense for Carlos’s wardrobe.

— Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Everything the Cougars are doing these days seems to spit in the eye of convention.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026