cattle call
cattle call noun: an audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
Noun
cattle call (plural cattle calls)
- An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
- The other extreme is a cattle call audition, when dozens or even hundreds of performers are auditioned in groups, only getting a chance to speak a few lines, sing a few bars, or dance a few steps.2016, Thomas S. Hischak, Theatre as Human Action, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 108
- And to what extent is there a world beyond it? Is there going to be a moment where populism needs a new leader and you’re back to that cattle call in New Hampshire looking at different opportunities?2025 January 31, Ross Douthat, “Steve Bannon on ‘Broligarchs’ vs. Populism”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of cattle call
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Questions about cattle call
- What does cattle call mean?
- Cattle call means an audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
- What part of speech is cattle call?
- Cattle call is a noun.
- What is the plural of cattle call?
- The plural of cattle call is cattle calls.
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