3. (Mil.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
In some of the United States, the legislature, or the popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, or of Scotland.
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Assembly room, a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing. -- Unlawful assembly (Law), a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously. -- Westminster Assembly, a convocation, consisting chiefly of divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1, 1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the "Confession of Faith," the "Larger Catechism," and the "Shorter Catechism," which are still received as authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists.
Syn. -- See Assemblage.
As*sem"bly*man (s*sm"bl*man), n.; pl. Assemblymen (- men). A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature.
As*sent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb. n. Assenting.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See Sense.] To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.
Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
Acts xxiv. 9.
The princess assented to all that was suggested.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
As*sent" (&?;), n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See Assent, v.] The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.
Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer.
Locke.
The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince.
Prescott.
Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration.
Macaulay.
Royal assent, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.
Syn. -- Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord. -- Assent, Consent. Assent is an act of the understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We assent to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests. The king of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also use assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her consent.
As`sen*ta"tion (&?;), n. [L. assentatio. See Assent, v.] Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.
Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.
Ld. Chesterfield.
As`sen*ta"tor, n. [L., fr. assentari to assent constantly.] An obsequious; a flatterer. [R.]
As*sent"a*to*ry (&?;), a. Flattering; obsequious. [Obs.] -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv. [Obs.]
As*sent"er (&?;), n. One who assents.
As*sen"tient, a. Assenting.
As*sent"ing (&?;), a. Giving or implying assent. -- As*sent"ing*ly, adv.
As*sent"ive (&?;), a. Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. -- As*sent"ive*ness, n.