group action

/grup ˌækʃən/

Other forms: group actions

Definitions of group action

1. noun

   action taken by a group of people
   examples:

   Restoration

   the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660

   types:

   vote

   the opinion of a group as determined by voting

   procession

   the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation

   action, military action

   a military engagement

   battle, conflict, struggle

   an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

   revolution

   the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

   social activity

   activity considered appropriate on social occasions

   communalism

   the practice of communal living and common ownership

   alliance, confederation

   the act of forming an alliance or confederation

   decolonisation, decolonization

   the action of changing from colonial to independent status

   disbandment

   the act of disbanding

   disestablishment

   the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England

   dealing, dealings, transaction

   the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

   stampede

   a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

   social control

   control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

   coup, coup d'etat, putsch, takeover

   a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

   internationalisation, internationalization

   the act of bringing something under international control

   nationalisation, nationalization

   the action of forming or becoming a nation

   exchange, interchange

   the act of changing one thing for another thing

   exchange, rally

   (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

   compliance, submission

   the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

   competition, contention, rivalry

   the act of competing as for profit or a prize

   resistance

   group action in opposition to those in power

   nonresistance

   group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

   due process, due process of law

   (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

   action

   an act by a government body or supranational organization

   legalisation, legalization, legitimation

   the act of making lawful

   separation

   the social act of separating or parting company

   desegregation, integrating, integration

   the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

   cooperation

   joint operation or action

   brainstorming

   a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions

   assemblage, assembly, gathering

   the social act of assembling

   attendance, attending

   the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

   nonattendance

   the failure to attend

   getting even, paying back, return

   a reciprocal group action

   democratisation, democratization

   the action of making something democratic

   engagement, involution, involvement, participation

   the act of sharing in the activities of a group

   non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation

   withdrawing from the activities of a group

   ethnic cleansing

   the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area

   socialisation, socialization

   the action of establishing on a socialist basis

   amphibious landing

   a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion

   plebiscite

   a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

   referendum

   a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

   election

   a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

   battle, conflict, engagement, fight

   a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

   blockade, encirclement

   a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

   defence, defense, defensive measure

   (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

   EW, electronic warfare

   military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum

   police action

   a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order

   resistance

   the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

   saber rattling, sabre rattling

   the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

   class struggle, class war, class warfare

   conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)

   insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising

   organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

   counterrevolution

   a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

   counterinsurgency, pacification

   actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

   sally, sortie

   a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

   war, warfare

   the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

   association

   the act of consorting with or joining with others

   mingling

   the action of people mingling and coming into contact

   commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

   transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

   affairs

   transactions of professional or public interest

   operations, trading operations

   financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

   transfer, transference

   transferring ownership

   exchange

   the act of giving something in return for something received

   business deal, deal, trade

   a particular instance of buying or selling

   downtick

   a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction

   uptick

   a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction

   borrowing

   obtaining funds from a lender

   rental, renting

   the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)

   auto limitation

   social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or general consent

   sanction

   a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

   population control

   control over the growth of population; a government program

   administration, governance, governing, government, government activity

   the act of governing; exercising authority

   enforcement

   the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to

   domination

   social control by dominating

   acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization

   the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

   duty, obligation, responsibility

   the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

   military control, occupation

   the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

   direction, management

   the act of managing something

   countercoup

   a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat

   deprivation, privation

   act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

   appeasement, calming

   the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

   communisation, communization, nationalisation, nationalization

   changing something from private to state ownership or control

   denationalisation, denationalization, privatisation, privatization

   changing something from state to private ownership or control

   detribalisation, detribalization

   the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living

   discrimination, favoritism, favouritism

   unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

   patronage

   (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

   militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization

   act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"

   demobilisation, demobilization

   act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops

   normalisation, normalization, standardisation, standardization

   the imposition of standards or regulations

   penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment, sanction

   the act of punishing

   corrections

   the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

   trade-off, tradeoff

   an exchange that occurs as a compromise

   obedience, obeisance

   the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

   prostration

   abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body

   strife

   bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

   tug-of-war

   any hard struggle between equally matched groups

   turf war

   a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights

   contest

   a struggle between rivals

   confrontation, opposition

   the act of hostile groups opposing each other

   sales resistance

   resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices

   defiance

   a defiant act

   contravention, dispute

   coming into conflict with

   combat, fight, fighting, scrap

   the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

   obstructionism

   deliberate interference

   dissent, objection, protest

   the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

   rebellion

   refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

   insubordination, rebelliousness

   an insubordinate act

   legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings

   (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

   notification, presentment

   an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

   judgement, judgment, judicial decision

   (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

   dispossession, eviction, legal ouster

   the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

   plea

   an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

   defence, defense, demurrer, denial

   a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

   divorce, divorcement

   the legal dissolution of a marriage

   seclusion

   the act of secluding yourself from others

   closing off, isolation

   the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

   segregation, sequestration

   the act of segregating or sequestering

   separationism, separatism

   advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state

   teamwork

   cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective)

   abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity

   acting according to certain accepted standards

   coaction, collaboration

   act of working jointly

   collaboration, collaborationism, quislingism

   act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

   compromise, via media

   a middle way between two extremes

   concurrence, concurrency

   acting together, as agents or circumstances or events

   rapprochement, reconciliation

   the reestablishing of cordial relations

   self-sacrifice, selflessness

   acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

   allegiance, commitment, dedication, loyalty

   the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

   representation

   the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf

   mobilisation, mobilization

   act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action

   calling together, convocation

   the act of convoking

   coming together, meeting

   the social act of assembling for some common purpose

   congregating, congregation

   the act of congregating

   convening, convention

   the act of convening

   concentration

   bringing together military forces

   appearance, appearing, coming into court

   formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

   presence

   the act of being present

   turnout

   attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)

   nonappearance

   failure to appear (especially as at court)

   absence

   failure to be present

   hooky, truancy

   failure to attend (especially school)

   payment, requital

   an act of requiting; returning in kind

   retaliation, revanche, revenge

   action taken in return for an injury or offense

   reciprocation

   the act of making or doing something in return

   feud

   a bitter quarrel between two parties

   war, warfare

   an active struggle between competing entities

   tit for tat

   an equivalent given in return

   isolation

   a country's withdrawal from international politics

   commitment

   an engagement by contract involving financial obligation

   intercession, intervention

   the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

   group participation

   participation by all members of a group

   neutrality

   nonparticipation in a dispute or war

   convoy

   a procession of land vehicles traveling together

   caravan, train, wagon train

   a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

   cavalcade

   a procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehicles

   march

   a procession of people walking together

   motorcade

   a procession of people traveling in motor cars

   parade

   a ceremonial procession including people marching

   cortege

   a funeral procession

   recession, recessional

   the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

   conflagration

   a violent clash or conflict

   type of:

   event

   something that happens at a given place and time

   act, deed, human action, human activity

   something that people do or cause to happen