"phone bank" meaning in All languages combined

See phone bank on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: phone banks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} phone bank (plural phone banks)
  1. A collection of telephones within an organization such as a call center.
    Sense id: en-phone_bank-en-noun-TUbJ7Rmj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 39 16
  2. A banking institution that does business solely or mostly via telephone.
    Sense id: en-phone_bank-en-noun-w~NFJeby Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 39 16
  3. A political campaign strategy to collect voter data and get out the vote through mass voter outreach by phone.
    Sense id: en-phone_bank-en-noun-YEoqtWnR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 39 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phonebank

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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