direct action
noun
: action that seeks to achieve an end directly and by the most immediately effective means (such as a boycott or strike)
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Activists have used fights over investments, curriculums and development projects as platforms for radical politics and for a kind of revolutionary experimentation in the form of building occupations and other direct actions.
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Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
If there were evidence of that, that would - that would lead to direct action.
—CBS News, 26 May 2024
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Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
If there were evidence of that, that would - that would lead to direct action.
—CBS News, 26 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for direct action
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“Direct action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20action. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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