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assemblage
nounC1
/əˈsɛmblɪdʒ/A collection or gathering of things or people.
assemblagist
nounC2
/əˈsɛm.blɪ.dʒɪst/An artist who creates assemblages (artworks made by grouping found objects).
assemble
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
/əˈsɛmb(ə)l/To bring people or things together into a single group or place, or to build or join parts to make a whole object.
assembler
nounC2
/əˈsɛmblə/A computer program that translates low-level symbolic code (assembly language) into machine code.
assemblies of god
nounLow
/əˌsɛmbliz əv ˈɡɒd/A specific international fellowship of Pentecostal Christian churches and denominations.
assembly
nounB2
/əˈsembli/A group of people gathered together, typically for a formal meeting or a specific purpose.
assembly district
nounC1
/əˈsembli ˈdɪstrɪkt/A geographical subdivision of a state or territory, created for the purpose of electing a representative to a legislative assembly.
assembly language
nounLow Frequency
/əˈsɛmbli ˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/A low-level programming language that uses mnemonics to represent basic computer instructions and is closely tied to a computer's architecture.
assembly line
nounB2
/əˈsembli laɪn/A manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential, linear manner as it moves past a line of workers or machines.
assembly of first nations
nounLow
/əˌsembli əv ˌfɜːst ˈneɪʃənz/A national political organization representing the interests of First Nations peoples (Indigenous peoples) in Canada.
assembly plant
nounC1/C2
/əˈsembli plɑːnt/A large industrial facility where workers and machines put together components to create finished products, typically in a continuous flow on an assembly line.
assembly time
nounMedium (Technical/Business)
/əˈsɛmbli taɪm/The amount of time it takes to put together the various parts of a product or system.
assemblyman
nounC1
/əˈsɛmb.lɪ.mən/A male member of a legislative assembly.
assemblyperson
nounLow
/əˈsembliˌpɜːsən/An elected member of a legislative assembly.
assemblywoman
nounLow (C1/C2)
/əˈsɛmbliˌwʊmən/A woman who is a member of a legislative assembly, typically at the state level in the US.
assen
nounB2
/əˈsent/To agree to a request, proposal, or idea; official approval or agreement.
assent
nounverbverb-intransitiveC1/C2
/əˈsent/To agree or express agreement, especially formally or officially, after consideration; also the official agreement itself.
assentation
nounVery Low (C2+)
/ˌæsənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/The act of agreeing or assenting, especially in an obsequious or uncritical manner.
assentient
adjectivenounVery Low
/əˈsenʃ(ə)nt/Agreeing or concurring; feeling or showing assent.
assentor
nounC2
/əˈsɛntə/A person who formally agrees to a proposition, plan, or the nomination of a candidate.

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