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teach-in

[teech-in]
–noun, plural teach-ins.
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.

Origin:
1960–65; see -in 3
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teach-in   (tēch'ĭn')
n.  An extended session, as on a college or university campus, for lectures and discussions on an important, usually controversial issue.
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