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as|sem|bler /əse mblə ^r / (assemblers ) N‑COUNT An assembler is a person, a machine, or a company which assembles the individual parts of a vehicle or a piece of equipment such as a computer.

as|sem|bly ◆◇◇ /əse mbli/ (assemblies )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country. □  …the campaign for the first free election to the National Assembly. □  …an assembly of party members from the Russian republic.

2 N‑COUNT An assembly is a group of people gathered together for a particular purpose. □  He waited until complete quiet settled on the assembly.

3 N‑UNCOUNT When you refer to rights of assembly or restrictions on assembly , you are referring to the legal right that people have to gather together. [FORMAL ]

4 N‑VAR In a school, assembly is a gathering of all the teachers and pupils at the beginning of every school day. □  By 9, the juniors are in the hall for assembly. □  …a long room with a stage at one end for assemblies.

5 N‑UNCOUNT The assembly of a machine, device, or object is the process of fitting its different parts together. □  For the rest of the day, he worked on the assembly of an explosive device. SYNONYMS assembly NOUN 2

gathering:…the twenty-second annual gathering of the South Pacific Forum.

conference:The president summoned the state governors to a conference on education.

rally:Supporters of the policy are gathering in Delhi for a rally.

convention:…the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists.

crowd:A huge crowd gathered in a square outside the Kremlin walls.

as|se m|bly line (assembly lines ) N‑COUNT An assembly line is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished.

as|sembly|man /əse mblimən/ (assemblymen ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE In the United States, an assemblyman is an elected member of an assembly of people who make decisions and laws.

as|se m|bly plant (assembly plants ) N‑COUNT An assembly plant is a factory where large items such as cars are put together, usually using parts which have been made in other factories.

assembly|woman /əse mbliwʊmən/ (assemblywomen ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE In the United States, an assemblywoman is a female elected member of an assembly of people who make decisions and laws.

as|sent /əse nt/ (assents , assenting , assented )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft with poss] If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it. □ [+ to/for ] He gave his assent to the proposed legislation.

2 VERB If you assent to something, you agree to it or agree with it. □ [V + to ] I assented to the request of the American publishers to write this book. [Also V ]

as|sert /əsɜː ^r t/ (asserts , asserting , asserted )

1 VERB If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly. [FORMAL ] □ [V that] Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment. □ [V n] The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal. □ [V with quote] Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.' ●  as|ser|tion /əsɜː ^r ʃ ^ə n/ (assertions ) N‑VAR □  There is no concrete evidence to support assertions that the recession is truly over.