demonstration

English Thesaurus

1. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view (noun.act)

hypernym	:	show,
definition	:	the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining (noun.act)

hyponym	:	exhibition,
definition	:	the act of exhibiting (noun.act)

hyponym	:	exposure,
definition	:	presentation to view in an open or public manner (noun.act)

hyponym	:	performance,
definition	:	the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	lecture demonstration,
definition	:	presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about (noun.act)

hyponym	:	counterdemonstration,
definition	:	a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration (noun.act)

2. a show of military force or preparedness (noun.act)

hypernym	:	show,
definition	:	the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining (noun.act)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

3. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	dissent, objection, protest,
definition	:	the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent (noun.act)

hyponym	:	work-in,
definition	:	occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory (noun.act)

hyponym	:	protest march,
definition	:	occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license (noun.act)

instance hyponym	:	boston tea party,
definition	:	demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea (noun.act)

domain category	:	government, political science, politics,
definition	:	the study of government of states and other political units (noun.cognition)

4. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	proof,
definition	:	a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it (noun.communication)

5. a visual presentation showing how something works (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	visual communication,
definition	:	communication that relies on vision (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	display, show,
definition	:	something intended to communicate a particular impression (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion,
definition	:	expression without words (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	exemplification, illustration,
definition	:	showing by example (noun.communication)

6. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view (noun.act)

derivation	:	portray, present,
definition	:	represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture (verb.creation)

derivation	:	present, represent, stage,
definition	:	perform (a play), especially on a stage (verb.creation)

derivation	:	demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show,
definition	:	give an exhibition of to an interested audience (verb.perception)

7. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) (noun.act)

derivation	:	demonstrate, march,
definition	:	march in protest; take part in a demonstration (verb.social)

8. a visual presentation showing how something works (noun.communication)

derivation	:	demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show,
definition	:	give an exhibition of to an interested audience (verb.perception)

9. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view (noun.act)

derivation	:	portray, present,
definition	:	represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture (verb.creation)

derivation	:	present, represent, stage,
definition	:	perform (a play), especially on a stage (verb.creation)

derivation	:	demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show,
definition	:	give an exhibition of to an interested audience (verb.perception)

10. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) (noun.act)

derivation	:	demonstrate, march,
definition	:	march in protest; take part in a demonstration (verb.social)

11. a visual presentation showing how something works (noun.communication)

derivation	:	demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show,
definition	:	give an exhibition of to an interested audience (verb.perception)