assemblage
Other forms: assemblages
An assemblage is a bunch of parts, pieces, or people collected together into an organized group, always for some specific purpose.
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington DC to hundreds of thousands of citizens — an assemblage of people who all wanted to end racism. A computer is an assemblage of wires and microchips. An artist who makes sculptures from trash creates assemblages of recycled materials. The word assemblage is related to assembly — which sometimes refers to a gathering in the gymnasium that you’d like to skip.
Definitions of assemblage
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several things grouped together or considered as a wholesynonyms: accumulation, aggregation, collectionexamples:Nag Hammadi Librarya collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of GnosticismWise Men(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of themtypes:processionthe group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formationpharmacopoeiaa collection or stock of drugsstringa collection of objects threaded on a single strandwardrobecollection of clothing belonging to one personwardrobecollection of costumes belonging to a theatrical companyarmamentariumthe collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicineart collectiona collection of art worksbacklogan accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)batterya collection of related things intended for use togetherblocka number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unitbook, rule booka collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are madebooka collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card gamebottle collectiona collection of bottlescoin collectiona collection of coinscollageany collection of diverse thingscontenteverything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in somethingensemble, tout ensemblean assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a wholecorpusa collection of writingscropa collection of people or things appearing togethertenantrytenants of an estate considered as a groupfindingsa collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoesflaggingflagstones collectivelyflindersbits and splinters and fragmentspacka complete collection of similar thingslong suitin a hand, the suit having the most cardsherbariuma collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for studystamp collectiona collection of stampsstatuarystatues collectivelyagglomerationa jumbled collection or massgimmickrya collection of gimmicksnuclear clubthe nations possessing nuclear weaponsagglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pilea collection of objects laid on top of each othermassan ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)combinationa collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualitiescongregationan assemblage of people or animals or things collected togetherhit paradea collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kindJudaicahistorical and literary materials relating to Judaismkludgea badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)library, program library, subroutine library(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate uselibrarya collection of literary documents, records, or media kept for reference or borrowingmythologymyths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or personpetting zooa collection of docile animals for children to pet and feedseta group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so usedVictorianacollection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian erajob lota miscellaneous collection of things sold togetherprosecutionthe lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendantplantinga collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular areasignagesigns collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)GAAP, generally accepted accounting principlesa collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedurespantheonall the gods of a religionFree Worldanti-communist countries collectivelyThird World(dated) underdeveloped and developing Asian, African, and Latin American countries that were not aligned politically with countries involved in the Cold WordEuropethe nations of the European continent collectivelyAsiathe nations of the Asian continent collectivelyNorth Americathe nations of the North American continent collectivelyCentral Americathe nations of Central America collectivelySouth Americathe nations of the South American continent collectivelyOort cloud(astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sungalaxya splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)extragalactic nebula, galaxy(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dustfleeta group of warships organized as a tactical unitfleetgroup of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownershipfleetgroup of aircraft operating together under the same ownershiprepertoire, repertorya collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedulerepertoire, repertorythe entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupationassortment, medley, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, varietya collection containing a variety of sorts of thingsbatchall the loaves of bread baked at the same timerogue's gallerya collection of pictures of criminalsconvoya collection of merchant ships with an escort of warshipstrafficthe aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of timemenageriea collection of live animals for study or displayanaa collection of anecdotes about a person or placetreasurea collection of precious thingstreasure troveany collection of valuables that is discoveredtrinketrytrinkets and other ornaments of dress collectivelysmithereensa collection of small fragments considered as a wholeflotillaa fleet of small craftflotillaa United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warshipshaplotype(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited togethersubpopulationa population that is part of a larger populationgrammatical category, syntactic category(grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical propertiesparadigm, substitution classthe class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)loan collectiona number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibitiondisc pack, disk pack(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage devicebridge handthe cards held in a game of bridgestrong suita long suit including high cardspoker handthe 5 cards held in a game of pokerElgin Marblesa collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athenscompost heap, compost pilea heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compostlogjaman immovable mass of cut wood blocking a rivershocka bushy thick mass (especially hair)scrapheappile of discarded metalshocka pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a fieldslagheappile of waste matter from coal mining etcstackan orderly pilewoodpilea pile or stack of wood to be used for fuelamalgama combination or blend of diverse thingscomplexiona combination that results from coupling or interlinkingbibliothecaa collection of bookspublic librarya nonprofit library maintained for public userental collectiona collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily feeclassical mythologythe system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the GreeksNorse mythologythe mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianitysingletona set containing a single memberavifaunathe birds of a particular region or periodchess setcheckerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chessmanicure seta set of implements used to manicurebrass family(music) the family of brass instrumentsviolin family(music) the family of bowed stringed instrumentswoodwind family(music) the family of woodwind instrumentsstampa type or classsexeither of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are dividedfieldall the competitors in a particular contest or sporting eventfieldall of the horses in a particular horse racefield(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of informationbracketa category falling within certain defined limitsdeclensiona class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional formsconjugationa class of verbs having the same inflectional formsconjugationthe complete set of inflected forms of a verbdenominationa class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or moneyhistocompatibility complexa family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune responsesuitea matching set of furniturewispa small bundle of straw or hayportfolioa set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employersspiral galaxy, spiral nebulaa galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the centerscorea set of twenty membersthreescorea set with 3 times 20 memberssynseta set of one or more synonymsarmadaa large fleetbattle fleeta fleet of warships prepared for battlemotor poola fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as neededgrab bagan assortment of miscellaneous itemsrangea variety of different things or activitiesselectionan assortment of things from which a choice can be madefarrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbaga motley assortment of thingsalphabet soupa confusing assortmentart exhibitionan exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)peepshow, raree-showan exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glassfaira competitive exhibition of farm productsconvoya procession of land vehicles traveling togetherair traffictraffic created by the movement of aircraftcommuter traffictraffic created by people going to or returning from workvehicle traffic, vehicular trafficthe aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular localitycaravan, train, wagon traina procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single filecavalcadea procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehiclesmarcha procession of people walking togethermotorcadea procession of people traveling in motor carsparadea ceremonial procession including people marchingcortegea funeral processionrecession, recessionalthe withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church servicebrowsevegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eatgrowthvegetation that has grownstanda growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular areashrubberya collection of shrubs growing togethergardenthe flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a gardenadministrative lawthe body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of governmentcivil lawthe body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulationcase law, common law, precedenta system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory lawslaw of the landa phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due processmartial lawthe body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil lawcommercial law, law merchant, mercantile lawthe body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudencemilitary lawthe body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnelLaw of Moses, Mosaic lawthe laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)Islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah lawthe code of law derived from the Quran and from the teachings and example of Mohammedstatutory lawthe body of laws created by legislative statutessecurities lawthe body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securitiestax lawthe body of laws governing taxationstockpilea storage pile accumulated for future useaccounting dataall the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readablemetadatadata about dataraw dataunanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysisfan mailmail sent to public figures from their admirershate mailmail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)mailingmail sent by a sender at one timesampleran assortment of various sampleswolf packa group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoysGreat Attractora massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxiesMilky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way Systemthe galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night skyground cover, groundcoverlow-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
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a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
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a group of persons together in one placesynonyms: gatheringtypes:buildingthe occupants of a buildingcarloada gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobilecontingenta gathering of persons representative of some larger groupfloorthe occupants of a floorpairtwo people considered as a unitroomthe people who are present in a roomturnoutthe group that gathers together for a particular occasionassemblya group of persons who are gathered together for a common purposecrowda large number of things or people considered togetheraudiencea gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performancecommunitya group of people living in a particular local areamunicipalitypeople living in a town or city having local self-governmentcoveya small collection of peoplequoruma gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct businesscommunea body of people or families living together and sharing everythingconvocationa group gathered in response to a summonsfairgathering of producers to promote businesscampa group of people living together in a campmustera gathering of military personnel for dutyrap groupa gathering of people holding a rap sessionrave-upa raucous gatheringtablea company of people assembled at a table for a meal or gamewine tastinga gathering of people to taste and compare different winesbeea social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitionslove feasta social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participantstriumviratea group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authorityquadrumviratea group of four mengeneral assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislaturepersons who make or amend or repeal lawsAreopagusthe highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)States Generalassembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centurieshivea teeming multitudearmya large number of people united for some specific purposehuddlea disorganized and densely packed crowdcompanya social gathering of guests or companionsgalleryspectators at a golf or tennis matchgrandstandthe audience at a stadium or racetrackhousethe audience gathered together in a theatre or cinemaparisha local church communityconventa community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living togetherhousethe members of a religious community living togetherIslam Nation, Islamic Ummah, Muslim Ummah, Umma, Ummahthe Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistanspeech communitypeople sharing a given language or dialectchapteran ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a churchyokea pair of draft animals joined by a yokegraduating classthe body of students who graduate together this yearmaster classa class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expertdiscussion section, sectiona small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separatelysenior classfinal grade or class in high school or collegejunior classpenultimate class in high school or collegesophomore classthe second class in a four-year college or high schoolfreshman classthe first class in college or high schoolhordea nomadic communityfunctiona formal or official social gathering or ceremonypartya group of people gathered together for pleasuresuppera social gathering where a light evening meal is servedphalanxany closely ranked crowd of peopledeliberative assemblyan assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussioncamp meetingreligious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several dayscaucusa closed political meetingconclavea confidential or secret meetingconferencea prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)congressa meeting of elected or appointed representativesconventiona large formal assemblycouncila meeting of people for consultationforuma public meeting or assembly for open discussionplenuma meeting of a legislative body at which all members are presentpsychotherapy groupa meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposesstockholders meetinga meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a companytown meetinga meeting of the inhabitants of a towncouncil(Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrinechambera deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assemblyBenchthe magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectivelyminyanthe quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)pep rallya rally (especially of students) before a gamecovenan assembly of witches; usually 13 witchessabbat, witches' Sabbatha midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgyAleuta community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern AlaskaCircassiana mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasiasalona social gathering of intellectuals and eminent people in the home of a prominent persontype of:social grouppeople sharing some social relation
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the social act of assemblingtypes:concentrationbringing together military forcesrallyingthe act of mobilizing for a common purposerendezvousa meeting planned at a certain time and placesessiona meeting devoted to a particular activityvisitthe act of going to see some person in a professional capacityvisitthe act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)type of:group actionaction taken by a group of people
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