mass meeting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mass meeting
An Americanism dating back to 1725–35
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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
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
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
The disaffected residents of Manchester — owners of small businesses, intellectuals and weavers toiling in the newly mechanized mills — plan a mass meeting.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2019
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
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