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drop-by

drop-by noun: a brief visit, especially (politics) for the purpose of attracting voters or motivating one's staff.

Noun

drop-by (plural drop-bys)

  1. A brief visit, especially (politics) for the purpose of attracting voters or motivating one's staff.
    • About all George had scheduled during these long hours were a few delegation drop-bys, a duty he shared with other party luminaries, to motivate the troops for the fall campaign.2008, James A. Baker, Steve Fiffer, "Work Hard, Study . . . and Keep Out of Politics!", page 103
    • […] might be off to talk at a West Point graduation, return to Washington to speak to an assemblage of liberal city mayors, and conclude by making a few remarks to members of a political action committee that has been scheduled as a "drop-by."2011, William Muir, Freedom in America

Forms of drop-by

pluraldrop-bys

Origin of drop-by

Deverbal from drop by.

Questions about drop-by

What does drop-by mean?
Drop-by means a brief visit, especially (politics) for the purpose of attracting voters or motivating one's staff.
What part of speech is drop-by?
Drop-by is a noun.
What is the plural of drop-by?
The plural of drop-by is drop-bys.

Words near drop-by in the dictionary

  1. drop-balls
  2. drop-bear
  3. drop-bears
  4. drop-box
  5. drop-boxes
  6. drop-by
  7. drop-bys
  8. drop-cake
  9. drop-cakes
  10. drop-call
  11. drop-called

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