An assembly hall is a

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to hold public meetings or meetings of an organization such as a school, church, or deliberative assembly. An example of the last case is the

Assembly Hall (Washington, Mississippi) Assembly Hall, also known as Serio House, de France House, and Fletcher's Tavern is a small tavern built in 1808 in Washington, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and designated a Mississippi Landmark on ...

where the general assembly of the state of Mississippi was held. Some

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denominations call their meeting places or places of worship assembly halls. Elders and ministers of Presbyterian churches gather in assembly halls for their

general assemblies A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company. Specific examples of general assembly include: Churches * General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of presby ...

, such as in the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland.

College and university campuses

On the campuses of colleges and universities in the United States, assembly halls are sometimes found in multipurpose athletic buildings, where they share other uses, including as basketball courts. Examples are Assembly Hall (Bloomington) and (formerly) Assembly Hall (Champaign).

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College and university campuses

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