assembly vs troop

assembly

noun
  • A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble. 

  • A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information. 

  • A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. 

  • A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device. 

  • The act of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements. 

  • A legislative body. 

troop

noun
  • A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. 

  • Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster. 

  • A group of meerkat families living together. 

  • A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). 

  • A company of actors; a troupe. 

  • A chapter of a national girl or boy scouts organization, consisting of one or more patrols of 6 to 8 youngsters each. 

  • A group of baboons. 

  • A group of soldiers; military forces. 

  • A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers. 

  • A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry. 

  • An individual soldier or member of a military force. 

verb
  • To march on; to go forward in haste. 

  • To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. 

  • To move or march as if in a crowd. 

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