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| convocation |
a meeting of people summoned together, often in a religious assembly. [1/2 definitions] |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; convene. |
| council |
an assembly of persons gathered together for administrative, legislative, or advisory purposes. [1/2 definitions] |
| court |
the assembly charged with hearing such cases. [1/9 definitions] |
| debate |
a discussion of two opposing viewpoints, usu. in a formal meeting or assembly. [1/7 definitions] |
| docket |
a label or ticket on a package that lists contents or states any particulars about it, such as assembly or operating instructions. [1/7 definitions] |
| drivetrain |
the assembly that transmits an engine's rotary motion to the actual means of propulsion such as a propeller or wheel. |
| Duma |
a Russian legislative assembly that met and was disbanded several times between 1905 and 1917. |
| floor |
the right to speak to a group of people, as in a governmental assembly. [1/9 definitions] |
| floor leader |
the legislator chosen by fellow party members to direct party actions on the floor of a legislative assembly, esp. in the U.S. Congress. |
| forum |
the central place in ancient Roman cities for the conduct of public and business affairs and for public assembly. [1/4 definitions] |
| gather |
to bring together into one place or assembly. [1/12 definitions] |
| General Court |
in colonial New England, a local assembly that had both legislative and judicial powers. [1/2 definitions] |
| House of Burgesses |
formerly, the assembly of legislative representatives in colonial Virginia. |
| Knesset |
the legislative assembly of Israel. |
| legislature |
a governmental assembly authorized to make, change, or revoke the laws of a state or nation. |
| mass-produce |
to manufacture or produce in quantity, esp. in a factory by assembly line methods. |
| mass production |
the production, and often packaging, of goods in large quantities by means of machines, standardized design and parts, and, often, assembly lines. |
| meet1 |
an assembly or gathering, often for athletic competition. [1/13 definitions] |
| meeting |
an assembly of persons for a particular purpose. [1/3 definitions] |
| meetinghouse |
a building, assembly hall, or house used for public meetings or worship, esp. by Quakers. |
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