cattle call

noun

: a mass audition (as of actors)

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On a recent March morning, Abramson was trying to access a web link to a master calendar hearing taking place at Chicago immigration court — a sort of judicial cattle call where judges check in on a litany of different cases. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday begins the festivities with the media cattle call. Greg Cote february 1, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026 The next few days were one long cattle call in the cement-and-steel bowels of L.A. County jail. Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025 But a new festival in Ojai is taking a different approach—focusing on small-scale, high-quality experiences rather than culinary cattle calls. David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cattle call

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cattle call was in 1952

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“Cattle call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cattle%20call. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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