assembly
part of speech
noun (an assembly, assemblies; assembly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Assembly is a meeting of the whole school or several classes together, often in the hall, for news, songs, stories and awards. tree →
2) An assembly is a group of people who meet to make laws or decisions, like the National Assembly. tree →
3) Assembly is putting the parts of something together, like flat-pack furniture or a model. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often means the whole community of Israel gathered together, or a holy gathering on a festival, like the "solemn assembly" on the eighth day. The prophets also use it for a gathering called for a fast, for worship of Baal, or for a crowd of wrongdoers. Interpretation: The Hebrew idea is a holy gathering (a "convocation") called for the festivals. The "assembly of the LORD" means the community of Israel, and the law about who may enter it is read as marking who may join the congregation. Joel's call to sanctify an assembly is read as a call to turn back to God together. In the primary lessons: In schools in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, assembly is a regular part of the week, often with a class assembly that pupils perform for parents. In design and technology, «assembly instructions» show how to build something step by step. In history and citizenship, an assembly makes laws. In factories, an assembly line builds cars. Phrases: «school assembly», «class assembly», «assembly line», «assembly point».
examples
- On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no manner of servile work; (Torah NUM.29.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. (Torah NUM.10.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD. (Torah DEU.23.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. (Prophets JER.9.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; (Prophets JOL.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jehu said: 'Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.' And they proclaimed it. (Prophets 2KI.10.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- We sang a song in assembly. tree →
- Our class assembly is on Friday. tree →
- The head gave out certificates in assembly. tree →
- Read the assembly instructions before you build the shelf. tree →
- The fire assembly point is on the playground. tree →
- Cars are built on an assembly line. tree →
- The Welsh Assembly met to discuss schools. tree →
- Easy assembly: just two screws. tree →
- The prince smiled, and turned and addressed the assembly. tree →
note
Countable (an assembly, assemblies) and uncountable (easy assembly). The verb is «assemble». In fire drills, the «assembly point» is where everyone gathers to be counted.
In the corpora
- But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
- Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
- And why have ye brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, to die there, we and our cattle?
- On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no manner of servile work;
- He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «assembly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.