movement
∞
3.6
- noun
- /ˈmuːvmənt/
:
movimiento
- We have all worked in the women's movement and with civil society for many years.
Now with the maker movement, there are.
- Now with the maker movement, there are.
- It's, it's a movement that nourishes me so deeply.
- as a part of the movement five years from now.
- You have Orthodox movements that are for peace.
- That meant that the global communist movement also split.
- And why are people getting attracted to these movements so broadly?
- There's a, there's a major movement to reduce bails.
- So anti colonial movements in India are great, right?
- It was a Marxist Soviet movement, which it wasn't for the most part.
Examples
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She is passionate about the women's rights movement and volunteers regularly at local organizations.
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But what happened within that movement is really amazing.
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The truth is, to build a movement, you have to stand for something.
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This boy will become leader of this country... ...and begin a movement of great change.
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Others are watching and hoping that the movement will become a part of their program.
Academic text (2015) -
While I was off fighting, she was working for the world peace movement.
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Here, this history intersects with a broader national movement toward increased state power over local governments.
Academic text (2017) -
That's what energized people for the civil rights movement.
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The environmental movement has gained significant support in recent years as people fight for climate action.
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The civil rights movement in the 1960s aimed to achieve equality for African Americans in the United States.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A planned set of public actions to win support
749
3.6
A goal or movement that people support and work for
133
3.5
An organized effort to reach a goal or the movement of animals together
77
7.1
A strong campaign over time to bring social, political, or religious change
19
3.2
A group of people who work together to change laws or government policy
12
3.4
A large group of people who work together to bring social or political change
Antonyms
Compounds
67
3.4
A mass movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s to win equal rights for Black Americans
18
3.6
An organized group of workers and unions trying to get better pay and conditions
12
3.4
A large group of people who work together to bring social or political change
- Specialized
8
4.4
Soldiers travel together from one place to another in an organized way
- Literature
2
8.6
A political group that says a public figure was not born in the country and so cannot be president
- Specialized
2
3.9
A stage of sleep when the eyes move quickly and you have vivid dreams
- Specialized
1
4.9
Movement of large parts of the Earth's outer layer that makes earthquakes or mountains
A series of campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s asking for equal rights for women
A Palestinian political and armed group called Hamas that fights Israel and seeks to replace it with an Islamic state
- Specialized
1
3.7
A sleep stage when the eyes move quickly and most dreaming happens
- Literature
1
7.5
A movement in art and writing that values strong feeling and nature over reason
- Archaic
A right-wing political movement in 1930s Ireland that wore blue shirts and opposed left-wing groups
A Palestinian armed group known for killing eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
- Neologism
A group of men who support progressive ideas about gender and masculinity
A Japanese dance style with slow, controlled movements that shows strong feelings
- Specialized
Random movement of tiny particles in a liquid or gas when molecules hit them
- Specialized
A religious group that believes a thousand-year time of peace will begin soon because of a prediction
- Literature
A political group that mixes Christian beliefs with authoritarian, fascist ideas
- Specialized
Movement of the Earth's top rock layer that changes the land and causes earthquakes
An armed group of Uighur Muslims who want their own country in Xinjiang and use violence
A Uighur Muslim group that wants Xinjiang to be independent and is listed as a terrorist group by some countries
- Slur
A rude, offensive word that people use to insult parts of American culture and its supporters
- Specialized
An effect that makes still pictures shown quickly seem to move, as in movies
- Formal
A European movement, mostly in Germany, in the 1700s that supported reason and individual rights
- Specialized
A sense of where your arms and legs are and how they change position
A happy feeling you get when you move your body, like dancing or walking
A large Hasidic Jewish group that sends people to teach and help Jewish communities worldwide
An armed Islamic group that carries out attacks in Kashmir to make it part of Pakistan
- Offensive
A political movement that supports extreme love of country and says straight relationships are normal
A Palestinian militant group that wants an Islamic state and the destruction of Israel
A group that wants local people to make decisions instead of a central government
- Specialized
The part of sleep when your eyes stay still and you do not dream
- Specialized
A part of sleep without fast eye movements or dreams when the body repairs itself
- Formal
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic rituals
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic traditions and oppose some modern changes
- Neologism
A campaign asking Americans to buy American-made products to support the country
A group within Sunni Islam that wants to follow the practices of the earliest Muslims and oppose new religious practices
A movement that mixes strict evangelical Christian beliefs with Taliban-like rules and attitudes
A group that supports people choosing how to show their gender instead of following what their body or others expect
- Literature
A political group of people who support Donald Trump and his ideas
- Literature
A way people support causes online with little real effort, like sharing posts or signing petitions
- Literature
People who want stronger digital privacy laws and protection for whistleblowers
An armed left-wing rebel group in Peru formed in 1983 to try to overthrow the government
- Offensive
A group of people who support social justice causes but are often seen as seeking attention or being unrealistic
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word movement comes from the Latin movere 'to move' and shares the root with move and motion. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of people 'moving' together for the same goal, so a movement is a group working for change.