| AB2 |
abbreviation of "Assembly Bill," in the U.S., a proposed law in consideration by a state assembly. |
| agora1 |
a public square used as a marketplace and place of assembly in ancient Greece. [2 definitions] |
| assemblage |
a collection or gathering of people or things; assembly. [1/4 definitions] |
| assemblyman |
a male member of a legislative assembly. |
| assemblywoman |
a female member of a legislative assembly. |
| boule1 |
an advisory council of elders or legislative assembly in ancient Greece. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bundestag |
the lower house of the federal assembly of Germany, whose members are chosen by popular election. |
| casino |
a room or building for public assembly or entertainment, esp. gambling games. [1/3 definitions] |
| chamber |
an official reception room or meeting hall, esp. of a legislative assembly. [1/6 definitions] |
| chapel |
a religious assembly, esp. at a school or military base. [1/3 definitions] |
| chapter |
an assembly of monks or of the canons of a church. [1/4 definitions] |
| Chautauqua |
(l.c.) any similar program or assembly. [1/3 definitions] |
| civil liberty |
a citizen's freedom to exercise certain rights, such as the right to free speech or free assembly, as guaranteed by the laws of a country. |
| concourse |
a large crowd or assembly. [1/5 definitions] |
| congregate |
to bring or come together to form a group or assembly; gather. |
| congregation |
an assembled group; assembly. [1/3 definitions] |
| congress |
a formal assembly or meeting of representatives from various nations, states, or other organizations. [1/7 definitions] |
| consistory |
an assembly of a governing council, esp. of a church or religious sect. [2 definitions] |
| Continental Congress |
the revolutionary assembly, made up of landed representatives of the American colonies, that met between 1774 and 1789 to work out a plan of government and adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. |
| convention |
a formal meeting or assembly called together to discuss or pursue common interests. [2/4 definitions] |
| convocation |
a meeting of people summoned together, often in a religious assembly. [1/2 definitions] |