encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
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a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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In a filing called an unfair practice charge, the union alleges that workers’ free speech rights were violated when system leaders called on police to remove pro-Palestinian encampments at several campuses and activists at UCLA were not protected from an attack by pro-Israel supporters for hours.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Two of the schools, Northwestern and Rutgers, cut deals to end pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses — agreements that resulted in intense backlash from some politicians and Jewish organizations.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Two of the schools, Northwestern and Rutgers, cut deals to end pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses — agreements that resulted in intense backlash from some politicians and Jewish organizations.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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