English > assembly: 6 senses > noun 4, group| Meaning | A group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose. |
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| Narrower | Areopagus | The highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court) |
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| Bench | The magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively |
| States General | assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries |
| chamber | A deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly |
| chapter | An ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church |
| council | (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine |
| court, tribunal, judicature | An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
| coven | An assembly of witches / witches |
| deliberative assembly | An assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussion |
| legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
| sabbat, witches' Sabbath | A midnight meeting of witches / witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery |
| Broader | gathering, assemblage | A group of persons together in one place |
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| Spanish | asamblea, junta |
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| Catalan | assemblea, junta |
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