mass demonstrations
Large collective protests
Mass demonstrations are large public gatherings where people collectively express political demands or grievances—marches, rallies, or protests involving thousands or more.
The term emphasizes scale; a few dozen protesters don't constitute a mass demonstration.
Mass demonstrations swept the capital after the contested election.
The phrase often appears in news coverage of civil unrest or revolutionary movements.
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- ralliesGathers or recovers
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- freedom marchOrganized walk demanding rights
- crowdsAssembled multitudes
uprising · revolution · placards · chanting · streets · solidarity · occupy · sit in · riot · riot police · movement · megaphones · raised fists · banners · civil · unrest · resistance · general strike
- Peaceful Protestnonviolence, civil disobedience, peaceful protest, passive resistance, peaceful resistance
- Catalan independencesecession, independence referendum, independence movement, Catalonia, independence vote
mass demonstrationspolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
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