drop-by

plural drop-bys

1. A brief visit, especially (politics) for the purpose of attracting voters or motivating one's staff.

   About all George had scheduled during these long hours were a few delegation drop-bys, a duty he shared with other party luminaries, to motivate the troops for the fall campaign.

   2008, James A. Baker, Steve Fiffer, "Work Hard, Study . . . and Keep Out of Politics!", page 103

   3 more examples

   […] might be off to talk at a West Point graduation, return to Washington to speak to an assemblage of liberal city mayors, and conclude by making a few remarks to members of a political action committee that has been scheduled as a "drop-by."

   2011, William Muir, Freedom in America

   Bush managed well, what with Wednesday morning breakfasts and occasional drop-bys at their offices. These private meetings were where differences were aired and settlements started to be fashioned.

   2013, Alan Rosenthal, The Best Job in Politics

   Beverly Hills today is a bastion of the über-wealthy—Jeff Bezos owns the estate built by Jack Warner of Warner Bros.—and a drop-by for people who come to pose for Instagram.

   2026 September 10, Sophie Gilbert, “Jackie Collins Wrote Her Own Revolution”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC