: allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest
a call-in show
called in; calling in; calls in
1
: to order to return or to be returned: such as
a
: to withdraw from an advanced position
call in the outposts
b
: to withdraw from circulation
call in bank notes and issue new ones
2
: to summon to one's aid or for consultation
call in a mediator
3
: to deliver (a message) by telephone
call in an order for pizza
: to communicate with a person by telephone
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 30 May 2025
For 45 years, the channel has successfully delivered unfiltered, gavel-to-gavel coverage of Capitol Hill, including live coverage of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, committee hearings, call-in shows with listeners from all sides, and nonpartisan newsmaker programs.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 June 2025
Twenty tactical teams were called in for an intensive search.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Adjective
The events grew so extensive — and tense — that House GOP leaders in March urged their members to avoid in-person town halls and instead host call-in and livestream conversations to avoid the chaotic confrontations.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 30 May 2025
For 45 years, the channel has successfully delivered unfiltered, gavel-to-gavel coverage of Capitol Hill, including live coverage of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, committee hearings, call-in shows with listeners from all sides, and nonpartisan newsmaker programs.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Verb
On Monday, Suge Knight called in for a lengthy phone call with host Aubrey O’Day, who has been covering the ongoing trial as part of Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes’ iHeartRadio podcast Covering the Diddy Trial.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 June 2025
Twenty tactical teams were called in for an intensive search.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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