noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈfɹiːdəm əv əˈsɛmbli/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The fundamental right of individuals to gather peacefully with others to express shared ideas, promote causes, or petition authorities without undue government interference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: civil right
History
Etymology
From freedom + of + assembly.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حُرِّيَّة التَّجَمُّع
(ḥurriyyat at-tajammuʕ)
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Bulgarian:
свобода на събранията
(svoboda na sǎbranijata)
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Chinese Mandarin:
集會自由 /集会自由
(jíhuì zìyóu)
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Finnish:
kokoontumisvapaus
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
French:
liberté de réunion
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Georgian:
შეკრების თავისუფლება
(šeḳrebis tavisupleba)
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Georgian:
მშვიდობიანი შეკრების თავისუფლება
(mšvidobiani šeḳrebis tavisupleba)
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
German:
Versammlungsfreiheit
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Hungarian:
gyülekezési szabadság
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Icelandic:
fundafrelsi
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Japanese:
集会の自由
(shūkai no jiyū)
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Northern Kurdish:
azadiya civînê
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Russian:
свобо́да собра́ний
(svobóda sobránij)
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Spanish:
libertad de reunión
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Swedish:
mötesfrihet
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
Vietnamese:
tự do hội họp
— right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble
