assembly
US: /əˈsɛmbɫi/
UK: /ɐsˈɛmbli/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
assembly /ə'sembli/- danh từ
- cuộc họp
- hội đồng
- the national assembly: quốc hội
- hội nghị lập pháp; (Mỹ) hội đồng lập pháp (ở một số bang)
- (quân sự) tiếng kèn tập hợp
- (kỹ thuật) sự lắp ráp; bộ phận lắp ráp
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural assemblies)1 (also Assembly) [C] a group of people who have been elected to meet together regularly and make decisions or laws for a particular region or country: State / legislative / federal / local assemblies + Power has been handed over to provincial and regional assemblies. + The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget. + the California Assembly + the UN General Assembly + assembly elections + an elected assembly
2 [U, C] the meeting together of a group of people for a particular purpose; a group of people who meet together for a particular purpose: They were fighting for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. + He was to address a public assembly on the issue. + an assembly point (= a place where people have been asked to meet) + the assembly rooms / hall
3 [C, U] a meeting of the teachers and students in a school, usually at the start of the day, to give information, discuss school events or say prayers together: The deputy headmaster was taking (= leading) school assembly that day.
4 [U] the process of putting together the parts of sth such as a vehicle or piece of furniture: Putting the bookcase together should be a simple assembly job. + a car assembly plant + the correct assembly of the parts
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 gathering, group, meeting, assemblage, body, circle, company, congregation, flock, crowd, throng, multitude, host; horde:
A huge assembly of well-wishers greeted the candidate.
2 convocation, council, convention, congress, association, conclave; diet, synod:
The assembly voted to re-elect the incumbent officers.
3 construction, putting together, erection, connection, setting up, set-up, fitting or joining or piecing together, fabrication; manufacture, making:
Assembly of the bicycle can be completed in an hour.
Collocation
1 elected group
ADJ.
elected, representative | consultative, general, legislative | local, national, provincial, regional, state
VERB + ASSEMBLY
create, form, set up | elect, vote for | dissolve
ASSEMBLY + VERB
meet
Provincial assemblies meet once a year.
| vote
The assembly voted to delay the legislation to allow further consultation to take place.
ASSEMBLY + NOUN
member | seat
PREP.
in an/the ~
These issues have been discussed in the regional assemblies.
PHRASES
a meeting/session of the assembly
More information about ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION:
create, establish, form, found, set up, start ~
an association created to promote local industry The company was founded in 1981.
dissolve ~
(often law)She sought a court order to have the partnership dissolved.
run ~
He runs an accountancy firm.
manage ~
The executive committee manages the group on a day-to-day basis.
be/become a member of, join ~
She became a member of the Society of Arts.
leave ~
The country plans to leave the organization.
2 group gathered together
ADJ.
public | peaceful | unlawful
VERB + ASSEMBLY
hold
They demanded the right to hold peaceful assemblies.
ASSEMBLY + NOUN
point
When the fire alarm sounds, leave the building and proceed to your assembly point.
PHRASES
freedom of assembly, the right of assembly
(= the right to gather freely)
3 at school
ADJ.
school | morning
VERB + ASSEMBLY
conduct, have, hold
We hold an assembly every morning.
| attend, go to
ASSEMBLY + NOUN
hall
PREP.
at/during/in ~
The announcement was made during morning assembly.
4 putting parts together
ADJ.
easy | home
furniture designed for home assembly
| correct | final
This factory deals with final assembly and testing.
ASSEMBLY + NOUN
line
workers on the assembly line
| plant
The company has twenty assembly plants in Europe.
| work
Concise dictionary
assemblies-lɪnoun
+a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
+the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
+a public facility to meet for open discussion
+a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
+the social act of assembling
