march
noun [C] (PUBLIC EVENT) /mɑːtʃ/
/mɑːrtʃ/ Definition
C1 an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something: She's going on a march on Saturday in protest over the closure of the hospital.Activism and pressure groups
(Definition of march noun (PUBLIC EVENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- activism noun
- activist noun
- agitation noun (PROTEST)
- agitator noun
- agitprop noun
- CND noun
- groundswell noun
- guerrilla noun
- hunger strike noun
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