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demonstrational

6.2
About a public protest that shows people's views
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənl/
translation icon : demostrativo
  • The city issued permits for the demonstrational march planned for next weekend.

Examples

  • The demonstrational rally attracted thousands of supporters.

  • Several demonstrational events were organized to raise awareness about climate change.

  • Police monitored the demonstrational activities to ensure public safety.

  • She organized a demonstrational event for climate change awareness.

  • The city issued permits for the demonstrational march planned for next weekend.

  • Several demonstrational events were organized to raise awareness about climate change.

  • She organized a demonstrational event for climate change awareness.

Synonyms

agitational
vsdemonstrational
8.8

Designed to make people protest or take action

is meant for public protest events rather than to provoke action

Antonyms

apolitical
12 5.9

Not involved in government or public issues and not supporting any party

nonvocal
6.2

A person who does not say opinions or feelings openly

How Political

political
∞ 2.9
activist
6 3.7
demonstrational
6.2
apolitical
12 5.9

Surface Forms

demonstrational positive

Morphology

demonstrational = demonstration (transparent) = demonstr + ation + al

The adjective is a regular suffixal derivative of 'demonstration', so its protest-related meaning is straightforwardly inherited from the base noun.

Etymology

Demonstrational comes from the Latin parts de- and monstrare, where monstrare means 'to show'. A public demonstration is like a large 'show' of opinion, so something demonstrational is meant for a public protest.