vergadering — meaning in English

English meaning

• Assembly noun A group of people gathered together for a shared purpose, such as a meeting or ceremony.
• congregation noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
• meeting noun A gathering of people organized for a particular purpose, such as making decisions or sharing information.

Senses

vergadering is used for these senses in English:

• congregation A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
• congregation Any large gathering of people.
• meeting (collective) The people at such a gathering.

Assembly — full definition

1. noun A group of people gathered together for a shared purpose, such as a meeting or ceremony.
2. noun The process of fitting parts together to build something, or the finished product of that process.
3. noun A formal legislative body, especially the lower house in some US state governments.

congregation — full definition

1. noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
2. noun Any large gathering of people or things.

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