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teach-in

teach-in noun: an extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.

Noun

teach-in (plural teach-ins)

  1. An extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.
    • Bomb threats and pickets disrupted an all-night "teach-in" tonight at Michigan State University.1965 April 9, “Pickets and Bomb Threats Disrupt Michigan Teach-In”, in The New York Times, page 65
    • A more direct example of linkages between elite dissent and mass protest is the "Teach-In" movement which began in March 1965 at the University of Michigan (Menashe and Radosh, 1967).1980, George A. Kourvetaris, Betty A. Dobratz, Political Sociology: Readings in Research and Theory, →ISBN, page 332

Forms of teach-in

pluralteach-ins

Origin of teach-in

From teach + -in, modeled after sit-in.

Questions about teach-in

What does teach-in mean?
Teach-in means an extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.
What part of speech is teach-in?
Teach-in is a noun.
What is the plural of teach-in?
The plural of teach-in is teach-ins.

Words near teach-in in the dictionary

  1. teach someone who's the boss
  2. teach the controversy
  3. teach to the test
  4. teach who's boss
  5. teach who's the boss
  6. teach-in
  7. teach-ins
  8. teach-out
  9. teach-outs
  10. teachability
  11. teachable

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