mass meeting

American  

noun

1. a large or general assembly to discuss or hear discussed some matter of common interest or concern.

   a mass meeting to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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Etymology

Origin of mass meeting

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35

Example Sentences

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

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

Hundreds gathered with him for a mass meeting at Shiloh Baptist Church in the District last week.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2018

The leaders sure weren’t going to invite a pregnant teenager up onstage during a mass meeting.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose