call and response
noun1
An interaction between speaker and listener, in which statements of the speaker are rapidly followed by responses from the listener.
- An oath sworn or affirmed orally is often given in call and response, where the official reads each line of the oath, and the affiant repeats the line back.
- Donald Trump didn’t shy away from several Qanon chants that erupted throughout the last leg of his New Hampshire campaign on Monday. ¶ During a quiet moment of the rally, attendees engaged in a bit of call-and-response with the GOP front-runner, shouting things at Trump for his reactions.2024 January 23, Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, “A Creepy QAnon Chant Rises at Trump’s Rally—and He Nods and Smiles”, in The New Republic:
2
A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others, often the audience, respond with alternating musical phrases.
3
Lifestyle, Religion A prayer or preaching verbal technique similar to this.
- Related terms
- Prayers of the People