action groups
Organized advocacy collectives
Action groups are organized bodies of people united to achieve a specific goal, typically through advocacy, protest, or direct engagement.
The term emphasizes active effort rather than passive membership: Several action groups mobilized against the proposed highway.
In computing, action groups are collections of related commands or automated tasks that can be triggered together.
- rallyGathering for a cause
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- sit inProtest by remaining seated
- social movementCollective effort for change
mobilization · campaigning · activism · advocacy · solidarity · join · get involved · take a stand · collective · gather · letter writing · lobbying · march · movements · grassroots · boycott · task force · sign
action groupsbystanders
People present but uninvolved
spectators · onlookers · silent majority · armchair critics · fence-sitters
action groupsstudy groups
Students reviewing material together
think tanks · support groups · discussion groups · advisory boards · advisory committees
action groupsbureaucracies
Complex governmental administrative systems
government agencies · regulatory bodies · standing committees · official channels
action, actions, acts, acting, actor, actors, actress, actresses, active