单词 | talkathon |
释义 | talkathonn. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. An interminable session of talk or discussion; spec. a prolonged debate in a legislature or similar body, a filibuster. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > lengthy gabfest1895 talkfest1906 talkathon1934 talk-out1965 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > obstruction of business > an act of talk-out1884 filibuster1890 talkathon1934 1934 Amer. Speech 9 76/2 Apropos of the walkathons,..a contributor suggests that talkathons will be longer lived, especially in legislative halls. 1948 Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Va.) 3 Aug. 1/2 Filibustering Dixie Senators won a major round today in their effort to talk the anti~poll tax bill to death. The presiding officer..decided that an effort to curb the debate was in conflict with Senate rules, and so the talkathon continued. 1957 Economist 7 Sept. 820/2 The regular Assembly session..will begin with the annual talkathon, oddly styled the general debate. 1969 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 May 2/7 Rene Matte..dashed any hopes of government supporters that the Creditistes were tiring of their talkathon. 1978 D. A. Stanwood Memory of Eva Ryker xix. 181 No talkathons tonight, Eva... We'll get a fresh start in the morning. 2. A prolonged broadcast in which a political candidate is interviewed or questioned (U.S.). Also transferred, a lengthy radio or television discussion programme or ‘talk show’. Cf. radiothon n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [noun] > types of news bulletin1857 news summary1875 police message1886 newsflash1904 headline1908 play-by-play1909 feature1913 spot ad1916 magazine1921 news1923 time signal1923 outside broadcast1924 radiocast1924 amateur hour1925 bulletin1925 serial1926 commentary1927 rebroadcast1927 school broadcast1927 feature programme1928 trailer1928 hour1930 schools broadcast1930 show1930 spot advertisement1930 spot announcement1930 sustaining1931 flash1934 newscast1934 commercial1935 clambake1937 remote1937 repeat1937 snap1937 soap opera1939 sportcast1939 spot commercial1939 daytimer1940 magazine programme1941 season1942 soap1943 soaper1946 parade1947 public service announcement1948 simulcasting1949 breakfast-time television1952 call-in1952 talkathon1952 game show1953 kidvid1955 roundup1958 telenovela1961 opt-out1962 miniseries1963 simulcast1964 soapie1964 party political1966 novela1968 phone-in1968 sudser1968 schools programme1971 talk-in1971 God slot1972 roadshow1973 trail1973 drama-doc1977 informercial1980 infotainment1980 infomercial1981 kideo1983 talk-back1984 indie1988 omnibus1988 teleserye2000 kidult- 1952 Economist 6 Sept. 555/2 The latest American political novelty, the radio ‘talkathon’, in which..[Mr. Schmitt] answers questions for 25 hours at a stretch. 1961 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Oct. 24/1 (heading) Political walkathons and talkathons. 1965 Punch 4 Aug. 176/1 The three-hour and twenty-five minute talkathon on BBC 2, was held by chance on the very day that Mr. Callaghan most heavily stamped on the economic brakes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1934 |
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