mass meeting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mass meeting
An Americanism dating back to 1725–35
Example Sentences
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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
As the Park Service described it, “They lined the walls of the church as mass meeting attendees sang, prayed and memorialized Mr. Boynton.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
On this date in 1919, 2,000 citizens of the Casa Grande Valley attended a mass meeting in Florence and pledged $50,000 to finance a campaign for the San Carlos Dam.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2020
The first mass meeting of the organisation last month drew 1,000 people to Westminster and blocked roads for two hours.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2018
CLAUDETTE: Mom and Velma went to the mass meeting, but I stayed home.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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