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watch meeting

American  

noun

  1. a religious meeting or service on watch night, terminating on the arrival of the new year.


Etymology

Origin of watch meeting

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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De La Torre was at the Downey ICE Watch meeting and works with Fromenta in his role as executive director of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, which advocates for 27 cities stretching from Montebello to Long Beach to Cerritos and all the southeast L.A. cities.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s become a part of our culture, I’m afraid,” said D.C. resident Stephanie Foo, at a neighborhood watch meeting after a spate of violence in her Ward 8 neighborhood this month.

From Washington Post

So a Neighbourhood Watch meeting in nearby St Cuthbert’s church hall was hijacked instead.

From The Guardian

But as their visit to the neighborhood watch meeting shows, the Turpin children were never completely hidden from the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times

Police at the January 2016 neighborhood watch meeting said there used to a tip line in Bennington - complete with a monetary reward system - that often yielded bogus information from people taking stabs in the dark, either hoping to make a quick buck or hassle their neighbors.

From Washington Times