action
962
4.3
- noun
- /ˈækʃən/
- Formal
:
medida
- Accordingly, the Federal Reserve adopted expansionary policy actions to counter the restrictive fiscal actions.
- take action
- government action
- action plan
Right now, there's no clear action plan from the Chinese government.
- Right now, there's no clear action plan from the Chinese government.
- Listen to yourself to the latest actions that China is taking.
- The Trump administration's illegal actions regarding Garcia.
- But Belgium's horrendous actions in the Congo would lead to this.
Examples
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Three overlapping themes determine global health action and prioritization: development, security, and public health.
Academic text (2013) -
The appropriate action to take is to call the FBI.
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A decision will be taken as to what action best serves the interests of the child.
Academic text (2011) -
But justice also demands action and accountability.
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Here in Washington this afternoon, the Senate again delayed action...
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Right now, there's no clear action plan from the Chinese government.
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Public health narratives link data to action because they focus attention on particular problems.
Academic text (2013) -
It's a system for companies that voluntarily undertake action to protect the environment.
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Accomplishing the goals of the policy will require specific actions from district leaders and building administrators.
Academic text (2013) -
The government took decisive action to combat climate change by implementing new environmental regulations.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A plan used by a government or organization to guide decisions
70
3.6
A plan of steps to reach a goal
13
3.4
A clear set of steps to reach a goal
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
222
4.7
A plan to help groups treated unfairly get more chances in education or work
- Specialized
39
4.4
A lawsuit brought by some people for a larger group with similar claims
17
4.4
A group that raises and spends money to support political candidates or causes
- Jargon
10
5.5
A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals
7
4.7
A lawsuit started by one or more people for many others with the same problem
2
3.4
A quick movement your body makes without thinking, for example pulling your hand from something hot
- Formal
1
4.2
A planned effort to change life in a community or improve people's living conditions
- Specialized
1
5.8
Movement of liquid up thin tubes or spaces, like water rising in a plant stem
- Specialized
1
5.2
A quick change in electric charge across a cell membrane that carries a signal along nerve or muscle cells
- Specialized
1
7.1
A style of abstract painting where the artist moves and applies paint in big, energetic movements
- Specialized
1
4.1
Every push or pull makes an equal force in the opposite direction
- Specialized
1
6.3
A sliding lever on a shotgun or rifle that loads a new round when you move it back and forth
- Formal
1
7.9
Someone directly involved in a court case, as plaintiff or defendant
- Specialized
A process in which substances change into new substances, for example rusting or cooking
- Specialized
The mechanical part of a device that makes parts move, like in a piano or toy
- Specialized
The speed of a chemical reaction depends on the amounts of the substances that react
- Specialized
A theory that large areas of the brain work together for complex tasks
- Specialized
The levers and parts inside a piano that make hammers hit strings when you press a key
- Specialized
A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot
How Significant
- Formal
693
4.4
- Formal
80
5.7
- Formal
962
4.3
- Formal
823
3.8
∞
2.7
458
3.5
553
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Action comes from the old Latin agere 'to do', and the word act shares the same root, so a government or organization action is something it 'does' or formally decides to fix a problem.