assembly

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A group of people who gather together for a shared purpose.

   The whole school attended the morning assembly.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of fitting parts together to make something.

   The kit comes with clear instructions for assembly.

3. 3
   noun

   An official group of people elected to make decisions or laws.

   The United Nations General Assembly met to discuss the crisis.

4. 4
   noun

   A set of parts that fit together to form a single working unit.

   You have to remove the whole gearbox assembly to fix it.

From Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-Norman asemblee (Old French asemblee, French assemblée). By surface analysis, assemble + -y.

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