Assembly1. (n.) A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.
2. (n.) A collection of inanimate objects.
3. (n.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
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