direct action

Noun

Meaning

a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

action ardor violence involvement striking demonstration engagement bias aggression confrontation devotion dedication disruption disturbance addiction
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Antonyms

building construction orthodoxy naturalization parley agreement
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Hypernyms

protest dissent objection

Hyponyms

nonviolence recusancy passive resistance job action civil disobedience nonviolent resistance

Examples

We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. Martin Luther King Jr.

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens. Howard Zinn

In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action. Martin Luther King Jr.

Direct action is the logical, consistent method of Anarchism. Emma Goldman

I do support direct action. I do not advocate or support violence.... Elections are not a viable means of ensuring democratic change in Russia. Therefore I do support using other methods to push for a change back towards democracy. Boris Berezovsky

What I say is, that the real non-resistants can believe in direct action only, never in political action. For the basis of all political action is coercion; even when the State does good things, it finally rests on a club, a gun, or a prison, for its power to carry them through. Voltairine de Cleyre

Close letter words and terms

direct access storage direct access storage device direct access to direct actionist direct activist direct administration