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noun
A collection of telephones within an organization such as a call center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A banking institution that does business solely or mostly via telephone.
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noun
A political outreach event or strategy that involves making calls to potential voters by phone to get out the vote or collect voter data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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verb
To engage in a phone bank (“political outreach event that involves making calls to potential voters by phone”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: government, politics
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Broader terms: canvass
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