teach-in

noun

: an extended meeting usually held on a college campus for lectures, debates, and discussions to raise awareness of or express a position on a social or political issue

Examples of teach-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the docket for next week: The Fair Rep L.A. Coalition hosts a virtual teach-in on the city’s upcoming Charter Reform Commission process. Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024 While some encampments remained peaceful gathering spots featuring teach-ins, art projects and solidarity activities dedicated to Palestinians, others — especially at UCLA — became hotbeds of conflict and the source of antisemitism complaints. Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024 Jupiter enters Gemini on the 25th, setting you up for a year of teach-ins, conventions, heady online discourse, and a generally more active social calendar. Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2024 As the sit-ins, teach-ins and die-ins continued, however, that began to change. Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024 The encampment was initially free of violence, with protesters engaged in teach-ins, art builds, yoga and other activities. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 Calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, organizers held a series of events on the lawn, such as rallies, teach-ins, religious services and workshops on poetry, painting and music. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 For some, the camps have become spaces where volunteers take on roles such as distributing donated food and holding teach-ins and religious rites. Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024 The multiracial City College Gaza Solidarity Encampment had drawn students and faculty from across the 25 CUNY colleges, holding Passover seders, Muslim prayers, teach-ins, and art builds. TIME, 9 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teach-in was in 1965

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“Teach-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teach-in. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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