| demonstration | | |
| n. (act) | 1. demonstration, presentation, presentment | a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view.; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" |
| ~ show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.; "a remarkable show of skill" |
| ~ exhibition | the act of exhibiting.; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship" |
| ~ exposure | presentation to view in an open or public manner.; "the exposure of his anger was shocking" |
| ~ performance | the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment.; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" |
| ~ lecture demonstration | presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about. |
| ~ counterdemonstration | a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration.; "supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support" |
| n. (act) | 2. demonstration | a show of military force or preparedness.; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations" |
| ~ show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.; "a remarkable show of skill" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 3. demonstration, manifestation | a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature).; "there were violent demonstrations against the war" |
| ~ protest, dissent, objection | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent. |
| ~ boston tea party | demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea. |
| ~ work-in | occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory. |
| ~ protest march | occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license. |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| n. (communication) | 4. demonstration, monstrance | proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion. |
| ~ proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it. |
| n. (communication) | 5. demo, demonstration | a visual presentation showing how something works.; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" |
| ~ visual communication | communication that relies on vision. |
| ~ display, show | something intended to communicate a particular impression.; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" |
| ~ expression, reflexion, reflection, manifestation | expression without words.; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" |
| ~ exemplification, illustration | showing by example. |
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