mass meeting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mass meeting
An Americanism dating back to 1725–35
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In mid-July, the bargaining will gather serious momentum when the union holds a mass meeting and strike authorization vote at T-Mobile Park.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
"At a late night mass meeting members endorsed the latest offer which incorporates the Fair Work Commission's recommendations," Brad Gandy, a spokesperson for the Offshore Alliance said in a statement.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
During that first mass meeting, Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark brought a posse of White men to line the church’s walls and intimidate those in attendance.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2021
Lafayette told other Freedom Riders to make sure they had a partner when they got off the bus, and to meet at First Baptist Church for a mass meeting that night if they got separated.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2020
CLAUDETTE: Mom and Velma went to the mass meeting, but I stayed home.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
