demonstrations
Marches showing displeasure
Demonstrations are public gatherings where people express support for or opposition to a cause—marches, rallies, protests: Demonstrations against the war drew thousands.
The word also covers acts showing how something works or is done: a cooking demonstration, a product demonstration.
In logic or mathematics, a demonstration proves a proposition through reasoning.
Gathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- picketPointed fence stake
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
placard · chant · solidarity · dissent · resistance · uprising · outcry · grievance
Rhythmic group walk
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- processionFormal moving line
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- columnVertical structural element
formation · cortege · pilgrimage · caravan · advance · cadence · troop · promenade
Presentation for viewing
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- museumPublic exhibit space
installation · exposition · unveiling · presentation · interactive · multimedia · viewing · curator
Organized effort toward goal
- movementChange in position
- causeWhat produces an effect
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- petitionFormal written appeal
awareness · equality · grassroots · empowerment · lobbying · nonviolent · injustice · activism
Instructional step-by-step guide
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- how-toPractical instruction format
walkthrough · seminar · teaching · modeling · step-by-step · instructor · technique · method
rally
Gathering for a cause
sit-in · placard · chant · solidarity · dissent · resistance · uprising · outcry · grievance · strike
march
Rhythmic group walk
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- processionFormal moving line
- convoyGuarded traveling group
column · formation · cortege · pilgrimage · caravan · advance · cadence · troop · promenade · file
display
Presentation for viewing
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
museum · installation · exposition · unveiling · presentation · interactive · multimedia · viewing · curator · docent
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
petition · awareness · equality · grassroots · empowerment · lobbying · nonviolent · injustice · activism · organizer
tutorial
Instructional step-by-step guide
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
how-to · walkthrough · seminar · teaching · modeling · step-by-step · instructor · technique · method · example
- math educationmath class, math instruction, math curriculum, math standards, lesson plans
- science museumsscience exhibits, exhibits, interactive displays, displays, hands-on learning
- Chemistry Educationchemistry labs, chemistry teacher, chemistry textbooks, general chemistry, organic chemistry
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- Dissentprotest art, civil disobedience, dissidents, protest songs, protest poetry
- free speechfree expression, freedom of speech, protected speech, speech rights, speech protection
demonstrationssilence
Total lack of sound
inaction · suppression · concealments · passivity · apathy
demonstrationsacquiescence
Unresisting acceptance
compliance · submission · conformity · obedience · capitulation
demonstrationsconcealments
Acts of hiding something
cover-ups · obfuscations · hiding · obscuring · withholding
- public demonstrationsCollective acts of civic expression
- peaceful demonstrationCalm collective public objection
- live demonstrationsReal-time instructional performances
- mass demonstrationsLarge public political gatherings
- skill demonstration
- science demonstrationsEducational experiments performed publicly