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<p><b>2.</b> <def>A collection of inanimate objects.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Howell.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.</def>

<note>&hand; In some of the United States, the legislature, or the popular branch of it, is called the <i>Assembly</i>, or the <i>General Assembly</i>. In the Presbyterian Church, the <i>General Assembly</i> is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as, the <i>General Assembly</i> of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, or of Scotland.</note>

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<cs><col>Assembly room</col>, <cd>a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing.</cd> -- <col>Unlawful assembly</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col>Westminster Assembly</col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Assemblage</er>.</syn>

<h1>Assemblyman</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sem"bly*man</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Assemblymen</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <def>A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature.</def>

<h1>Assent</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sent"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Assented</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Assenting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>assentir</ets>, L. <ets>assentire</ets>, <ets>assentiri</ets>; <ets>ad + sentire</ets> to feel, think. See <er>Sense</er>.]</ety> <def>To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.</def>

<blockquote>Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also <b>assented</b>, saying that these things were so. <i>Acts xxiv. 9.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The princess <b>assented</b> to all that was suggested. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.</syn>

<h1>Assent</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sent"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>assent</ets>, fr. <ets>assentir</ets>. See <er>Assent</er>, <ets>v</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.</def>

<blockquote>Faith is the <b>assent</b> to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The <b>assent</b>, if not the approbation, of the prince. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Too many people read this ribaldry with <b>assent</b> and admiration. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Royal assent</col>, <cd>in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Assent</er>, <er>Consent</er>. <i>Assent</i> is an act of the understanding, <i>consent</i> of the will or feelings. We <i>assent</i> to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We <i>consent</i> 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 <i>assent</i>, not his <i>consent</i>, 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 <i>assent</i> in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may <i>assent</i> to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her <i>consent</i>.</usage>

<h1>Assentation</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As`sen*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>assentatio</ets>. See <er>Assent</er>, v.]</ety> <def>Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.</def>

<blockquote>Abject flattery and indiscriminate <b>assentation</b> degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. <i>Ld. Chesterfield.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Assentator</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As`sen*ta"tor</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>assentari</ets> to assent constantly.]</ety> <def>An obsequious; a flatterer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Assentatory</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sent"a*to*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Flattering; obsequious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"a*to*ri*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>