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noun
An extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conference, group discussion
History
From teach + -in, modeled after sit-in.
