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
Sunday morning, Barber spoke at Tabernacle Baptist Church, the site of the first mass meeting of the voting rights movement.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
Some 58 years ago, Fannie Lou Hamer found her way to a mass meeting at William Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Ruleville, Miss., population 1,902.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2020
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
I had no idea a mass meeting had been scheduled for that day, but a crowd of people had gathered there.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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