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assembly

/əˈsembli/noun

उच्चारण असेम्ब्ली

विधानसभा, सभा (निर्वाचित)

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    [C]

    a group of people who have been elected to meet together regularly and make decisions or laws for a region or a country

    विधानसभा, सभा (निर्वाचित)

    • The Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh has 403 members.
    • the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution
    • the UN General Assembly
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    • The state assembly passed the bill after a long debate.
    • Members of the assembly are elected every five years.
    • She was elected to the Legislative Assembly last year.

    Synonyms legislature parliament council congress house

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    [C, U]

    a meeting of a group of people for a particular purpose; the act of meeting together

    सभा, जमावड़ा, इकट्ठा होना

    • The whole school meets for morning assembly at eight.
    • the right to peaceful assembly
    • an unlawful assembly of five or more persons
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    • The headmaster spoke at the morning assembly.
    • A public assembly of the farmers was held in the town square.
    • Freedom of assembly is protected by law.

    Synonyms gathering meeting congregation rally convention

    Opposite dispersal dismissal

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    [U]

    the process of putting together the parts of something

    (पुर्ज़ों को) जोड़ना, असेंबली

    • The furniture is sold flat for home assembly.
    • an assembly line in a car factory
    • The assembly of the engine takes two days.
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    • Workers on the assembly line check each part.
    • This table needs a little assembly before use.

    Synonyms construction putting together building fitting together

    Opposite disassembly dismantling taking apart

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assembly (countable): group of people

A group of people who meet for a common purpose, such as school assembly or the Legislative Assembly. It is a collective noun and can take a singular or plural verb in British English.

समान उद्देश्य से मिलने वाले लोगों का समूह, जैसे school assembly या Legislative Assembly; British English में यह collective noun singular या plural verb ले सकता है।

  • The whole school gathers in the assembly hall every morning.
  • The State Assembly passed the bill yesterday.

assembly (uncountable): putting parts together

The process of fitting parts together, as in a car assembly line or the assembly of furniture.

पुर्ज़ों को जोड़ने की प्रक्रिया, जैसे car assembly line या फ़र्नीचर की assembly।

  • The assembly of the machine took two days.
  • He works on the assembly line of a tractor factory.

assembly of + plural noun / in assembly

An assembly of people, ideas or parts. In assembly means during the school meeting.

लोगों, विचारों या पुर्ज़ों की assembly; 'in assembly' का अर्थ विद्यालय की सभा के दौरान है।

  • An assembly of scholars met in Varanasi.
  • We sing the national anthem in assembly.

freedom of assembly / unlawful assembly

In law, the right to meet peacefully is freedom of assembly, and an unlawful assembly is a gathering that breaks the law.

क़ानून में शांतिपूर्वक एकत्र होने का अधिकार freedom of assembly है, और क़ानून तोड़ने वाली भीड़ unlawful assembly है।

  • The Constitution protects the freedom of peaceful assembly.
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adjective + assembly

generallegislativemorningnationalconstituent

  • The Constituent Assembly drafted India's Constitution.

verb + assembly

addressattendcalldissolveconvene

  • The Governor addressed the assembly on its first day.

assembly + noun

halllineelectionplantpoint

  • The students gathered at the assembly point during the fire drill.

noun + of + assembly

member ofspeaker ofsession offreedom of

  • The Speaker of the Assembly maintained order.
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  • Radhika read the thought for the day at morning assembly.

राधिका ने प्रातःकालीन सभा में आज का विचार पढ़ा।

  • The assembly of the new bridge will be finished in June.

नए पुल का जोड़ा जाना जून में पूरा हो जाएगा।

  • The Rajya Sabha is not an assembly but a Council of States.

राज्यसभा assembly नहीं बल्कि राज्यों की परिषद् है।

  • Police dispersed the unlawful assembly outside the court.

पुलिस ने न्यायालय के बाहर जमा अवैध भीड़ को तितर-बितर कर दिया।

  • The assembly of delegates voted on the resolution.

प्रतिनिधियों की सभा ने प्रस्ताव पर मतदान किया।

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✗ We have an assembly on 8 o'clock.

✓ We have an assembly at 8 o'clock.

Use at with a clock time.

घड़ी के समय के साथ 'at' आता है।

✗ The assembly of the machines are done.

✓ The assembly of the machines is done.

The subject is assembly, which is singular here.

यहाँ subject 'assembly' है, जो singular है।

✗ He is a member of the Legislative Assemble.

✓ He is a member of the Legislative Assembly.

The noun is assembly, not assemble (a verb).

Noun 'assembly' है, 'assemble' (क्रिया) नहीं।

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as·sem·bly

Double s and -bly (not 'assembley', 'asembly' or 'assemblly'); plural assemblies; the verb assemble.

दो s और अंत में -bly ('assembley', 'asembly' या 'assemblly' गलत है); plural assemblies; verb assemble।

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One-word substitution

A gathering of people for a purpose is an assembly; the body that makes laws for a state is the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha).

'किसी उद्देश्य से लोगों का जमावड़ा' assembly; राज्य के लिए कानून बनाने वाली संस्था Legislative Assembly (विधानसभा)।

General knowledge

The Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946; the Rajya Sabha is elected by the state assemblies; Article 19 guarantees the right to assemble peaceably without arms; an unlawful assembly needs five or more persons.

Constituent Assembly की पहली बैठक 9 दिसंबर 1946; राज्यसभा राज्य विधानसभाओं द्वारा चुनी जाती है; अनुच्छेद 19 बिना हथियार शांतिपूर्वक इकट्ठा होने का अधिकार देता है; unlawful assembly के लिए पाँच या अधिक व्यक्ति चाहिए।