# assembly

> organization that uses parliamentary procedure to make decisions

**Wikidata**: [Q1752346](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1752346)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliberative_assembly)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/assembly

## Summary
An **assembly** (also called a **deliberative assembly**) is an **organization that uses parliamentary procedure to make decisions**. It is associated with **deliberation** and is treated as part of the broader context of **deliberative democracy**.

## Key Facts
- An **assembly** is an **organization that uses parliamentary procedure to make decisions**.  
- **Subclass of:** **organization** (a social entity established to meet needs or pursue goals).  
- **Part of:** **deliberative democracy** (a form of democracy focusing on consensus).  
- **Uses:** **parliamentary procedure** (rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and operations of legislative bodies and other deliberative assemblies).  
- **Has characteristic:** **deliberation**.  
- **Position held by head of the organization:** **chairperson**.  
- **Wikipedia title:** *Deliberative assembly*.  
- **Sitelink count:** 26.  
- **Wikipedia languages listed:** an, ar, ay, ca, en, eo, es, fa, fr, gl, hr, id, is, it, ja, ko, no, pt, sd, sh, simple, sv, tr, ur, vec, zh.  
- **Aliases:** deliberative assembly; deliberative body; Régimen asambleario; Asambleísta; Asambleario; Asamblearia; asamblea deliberativa; assemblée deliberante; Tag; Assembléia; Assembléias; Assembleia deliberativa.  
- **Different from:** “assembly (the subject of article 11 ECHR)” and **popular assembly**.  
- **Image:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FEMA_-_32463_-_SBA_at_Findlay_Town_Meeting_in_Ohio.jpg  
- **Described by source:** *Encyclopedia of Political Theory* (pages **86–89**, entry label/qualifier: “Assembly”).  
- **Identifiers:**  
  - **Freebase ID:** /m/0c38y (reference publication date: 2013-10-28).  
  - **Yle topic ID:** 18-255702.  
  - **BnF thesaurus ID:** 15178.  
  - **PACTOLS thesaurus ID:** pcrt2QMfvVPT6u.  
  - **Dewey Decimal Classification:** 060.  
  - **Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID:** assemblea-2.  
  - **Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme):** 0081318.  
- **Wikidata description (verbatim):** “organization that uses parliamentary procedure to make decisions”.  
- **Other metadata present in the source:**  
  - **properties_for_this_type:** .  
  - **factgrid_item_id:** Silene tatarica.

## FAQs

### What is an assembly in this context?
It is an organization designed to make decisions through **parliamentary procedure**. The concept is presented under the Wikipedia title **“Deliberative assembly.”**

### How does an assembly make decisions?
Decision-making is governed by **parliamentary procedure**, described as a body of rules, ethics, and customs for meetings and operations of legislative bodies and other deliberative assemblies. The assembly is characterized by **deliberation**.

### What is an assembly classified as?
An assembly is a **subclass of organization**. It is also linked as **part of deliberative democracy**, a form of democracy focusing on consensus.

### Who leads an assembly?
The head of the organization holds the position of **chairperson**. This role is explicitly listed as the position held by the head of an assembly.

### What is an assembly different from?
The source distinguishes it from **“assembly (the subject of article 11 ECHR)”** and from a **popular assembly**. These are treated as separate concepts.

### What other names or aliases does “assembly” have?
The entry lists many aliases, including **deliberative assembly**, **deliberative body**, and multilingual variants such as **asamblea deliberativa**, **assemblée deliberante**, and **Assembleia deliberativa**. Additional aliases include **Régimen asambleario**, **Asambleísta**, **Asambleario**, **Asamblearia**, **Tag**, **Assembléia**, and **Assembléias**.

### Where is this concept documented and indexed?
It is described in the *Encyclopedia of Political Theory* (pp. 86–89). It also has multiple identifiers, including **Freebase (/m/0c38y)**, **Yle topic ID (18-255702)**, **BnF thesaurus ID (15178)**, **PACTOLS (pcrt2QMfvVPT6u)**, and **Dewey Decimal Classification (060)**.

## Why It Matters
Assemblies matter because they provide a structured way for groups to reach decisions through **parliamentary procedure**, rather than informal or ad hoc methods. By centering **deliberation**, an assembly supports reasoned discussion and organized decision-making, aligning with the broader aims of **deliberative democracy**, which emphasizes consensus-oriented democratic practice. In practical terms, the concept underpins how many decision-making bodies operate—especially those that rely on formal meeting rules and a recognized presiding role (the **chairperson**) to manage proceedings.

## Notable For
- Defined specifically as an **organization** that uses **parliamentary procedure** to make decisions.  
- Explicitly characterized by **deliberation**.  
- Directly linked as **part of deliberative democracy** (consensus-focused democracy).  
- Distinguished from other “assembly” concepts, including **assembly (the subject of article 11 ECHR)** and **popular assembly**.  
- Broadly represented across Wikipedia language editions (languages listed in the source).  
- Documented in a reference work: *Encyclopedia of Political Theory* (pp. 86–89).

## Body

### Definition and Core Concept
An **assembly** is defined as an **organization that uses parliamentary procedure to make decisions**. The corresponding Wikipedia title given for the concept is **“Deliberative assembly.”** The concept is also explicitly associated with the characteristic of **deliberation**.

### Classification and Conceptual Placement
- **Subclass of:** **organization**, described as a social entity established to meet needs or pursue goals.  
- **Part of:** **deliberative democracy**, described as a form of democracy focusing on consensus.  
This placement ties assemblies to structured collective decision-making within a consensus-oriented democratic framework.

### Decision-Making Method: Parliamentary Procedure
Assemblies **use parliamentary procedure**. Parliamentary procedure is described as a body of **rules, ethics, and customs** governing meetings and other operations of **legislative bodies** and **other deliberative assemblies**. This establishes the assembly as a rule-governed decision-making organization rather than a purely informal gathering.

### Leadership and Roles
The **position held by the head of the organization** in an assembly is **chairperson**. This indicates a recognized presiding role for managing deliberation and procedure.

### Names, Aliases, and Terminology
The source lists a wide set of aliases for the concept, including:
- **deliberative assembly**, **deliberative body**
- **Régimen asambleario**
- **Asambleísta**, **Asambleario**, **Asamblearia**
- **asamblea deliberativa**, **assemblée deliberante**
- **Tag**
- **Assembléia**, **Assembléias**, **Assembleia deliberativa**

### Distinctions (What It Is Not)
The entry explicitly notes that this concept is **different from**:
- **assembly (the subject of article 11 ECHR)**
- **popular assembly**

### Related Concepts and Examples Mentioned in the Source
The source material links the assembly concept to **parliamentary procedure** as a related topic and lists many related “assembly”-type bodies and terms. Examples included in the provided material (as related items) include: **London Assembly**, **League of Nations assembly**, **Ecclesia**, **conclave**, **contio**, **Gbara**, and **duma**, among others. (These are presented as related entities in the source context rather than as properties of a single specific institution.)

### Reference Coverage and Documentation
- **Described by source:** *Encyclopedia of Political Theory*, pages **86–89**, with the qualifier label “Assembly.”  
- **Image provided:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FEMA_-_32463_-_SBA_at_Findlay_Town_Meeting_in_Ohio.jpg  

### Identifiers and Indexing Metadata
The concept is indexed across multiple systems:
- **Freebase ID:** **/m/0c38y** (reference publication date: **2013-10-28**)  
- **Yle topic ID:** **18-255702**  
- **BnF thesaurus ID:** **15178**  
- **PACTOLS thesaurus ID:** **pcrt2QMfvVPT6u**  
- **Dewey Decimal Classification:** **060**  
- **Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID:** **assemblea-2**  
- **Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme):** **0081318**

Additional metadata included in the source:
- **properties_for_this_type:** ****  
- **factgrid_item_id:** **Silene tatarica**  
- **Sitelink count:** **26**

### Wikipedia Presence
The source lists the Wikipedia language editions in which the concept appears: **an, ar, ay, ca, en, eo, es, fa, fr, gl, hr, id, is, it, ja, ko, no, pt, sd, sh, simple, sv, tr, ur, vec, zh**. This indicates broad multilingual coverage for the concept labeled as *Deliberative assembly*.

## References

1. Nuovo soggettario
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013