mass meeting
Large group gathering
A mass meeting is a large public gathering, typically called to discuss or protest a political issue or cause.
The term emphasizes both scale and purpose—not merely a crowd but an assembly convened for collective action: The abolitionists organized a mass meeting at the town hall.
Mass meetings were central to 19th-century reform movements and remain common in labor organizing and political activism.
Gathering for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- caucusParty selection meeting
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- endorsementFormal expression of support
keynote · podium · speechmaking · oratory · partisanship · electioneering · politicking · voting
Formal ceremonial gathering
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- plenaryAbsolute and entire
quorum · attendees · delegates · participants · session · proceedings · agenda · speaker
Gathering place for discourse
- debateFormal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
roundtable · panel · talks · negotiation · town hall · public hearing · open forum · consensus
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
boycott · civil disobedience · placards · banners · chanting · solidarity · dissent · resistance
rally
Gathering for a cause
endorsement · keynote · podium · speechmaking · oratory · partisanship · electioneering · politicking · voting · referendum
convocation
Formal ceremonial gathering
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
plenary · quorum · attendees · delegates · participants · session · proceedings · agenda · speaker · auditorium
forum
Gathering place for discourse
- debateFormal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
consultation · roundtable · panel · talks · negotiation · town hall · public hearing · open forum · consensus · resolution
demonstration
Public display of opinion
picketing · boycott · civil disobedience · placards · banners · chanting · solidarity · dissent · resistance · activism
- public gatheringspublic assembly, concert, gathering, festival, demonstration
- labor actionslabor strike, strike, strike vote, walkout, picket
- labor strikeswalkouts, walkout, picket lines, strike action, coal strike
mass meetingtête-à-tête
Intimate two-person discussion
private meeting · small group · closed session · focus group · committee meeting
mass meetingsecret meeting
Covert assembly of parties
closed session · executive session · clandestine meeting · classified briefing
mass meetingboard meeting
Formal executive gathering
parliamentary session · committee hearing · cabinet meeting · tribunal · court session
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