mass meeting

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mass meeting¹

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

In June 1963, Watkins was attending a mass meeting in Greenwood, Mississippi, when news came that Evers had been assassinated in Jackson.

From Seattle Times

"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

The large, prominent church was targeted because it was a center of the African American community and the site of mass meetings during the Civil Rights Movement.

From Seattle Times

The Communist Party's mass meetings are normally highly scripted events, leading to speculation that the timing of Hu Jintao's departure might not have been an accident.

From BBC