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GROUP ACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Action taken by a group of people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("group action" is a kind of...):
event (something that happens at a given place and time)
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "group action"):
competition; contention; rivalry (the act of competing as for profit or a prize)
resistance (group action in opposition to those in power)
nonresistance (group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence)
due process; due process of law ((law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards)
action (an act by a government body or supranational organization)
legalisation; legalization; legitimation (the act of making lawful)
separation (the social act of separating or parting company)
desegregation; integrating; integration (the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community)
cooperation (joint operation or action)
brainstorming (a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions)
assemblage; assembly; gathering (the social act of assembling)
attendance; attending (the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.))
nonattendance (the failure to attend)
getting even; paying back; return (a reciprocal group action)
democratisation; democratization (the action of making something democratic)
engagement; involution; involvement; participation (the act of sharing in the activities of a group)
non-engagement; non-involvement; nonparticipation (withdrawing from the activities of a group)
ethnic cleansing (the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area)
socialisation; socialization (the action of establishing on a socialist basis)
vote (the opinion of a group as determined by voting)
procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)
action; military action (a military engagement)
battle; conflict; struggle (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals))
revolution (the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)
social activity (activity considered appropriate on social occasions)
communalism (the practice of communal living and common ownership)
alliance; confederation (the act of forming an alliance or confederation)
decolonisation; decolonization (the action of changing from colonial to independent status)
disbandment (the act of disbanding)
disestablishment (the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England)
dealing; dealings; transaction (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities))
stampede (a headlong rush of people on a common impulse)
social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)
coup; coup d'etat; putsch; takeover (a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force)
internationalisation; internationalization (the act of bringing something under international control)
nationalisation; nationalization (the action of forming or becoming a nation)
exchange; interchange (the act of changing one thing for another thing)
exchange; rally ((sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes)
compliance; submission (the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another)
Instance hyponyms:
Restoration (the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660)
