mass demonstration

collocation in English

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mass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mæs/us
/mæs/
having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a ...
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demonstration
noun
uk
/ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/
the act of showing someone how to do something, or how ...
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(Definition ofmassanddemonstrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was not amassdemonstration; it was only a ward meeting.
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No man has a right to interrupt amassdemonstrationof that kind.
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Here was a meeting of 15,000 people organised as amassdemonstration.
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The arrangements for policing amassdemonstrationare a matter for the chief officer of police concerned.
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There will be amassdemonstrationagainst it.
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The unions estimate that there might be 20,000 in themassdemonstration, which means that 17,000 will be frustrated.
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The opening ceremony featured amassdemonstrationof taekwondo with hundreds of adults and children performing moves in unison.
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A political statement can vary from amassdemonstrationto the wearing of a badge with a political slogan.
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Atmassdemonstrationthe next day, police fired again at the protesters, leaving many more dead.
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His funeral drew thousands, which turned into amassdemonstrationof national unity.
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In reaction to what was perceived to be an unjust punishment, several players joined amassdemonstrationat a central location in the game world.
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The second type, instability from below, includes mass demonstrations, riots, and popular revolutions aimed against the government/regime.
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While one form of protest against mass unemployment was mass demonstrations, another was the vote.
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The lack of legitimacy and state efficacy, as well as the general feeling of discontent and despair, stimulated mass demonstrations and the emergence of pro-democracy movements across the continent.
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The widespread feeling of disillusionment and discontent is bound up with externally imposed austerity measures, and mass demonstrations were directed as much against these as against the political system.
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During that debate, perhaps we could consider whether mass demonstrations should be banned completely in urban areas.
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I believe that the time has come to say that there shall not in future be any mass demonstrations within one mile of this place.
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He has headed mass demonstrations and has been arrested for urging his fellow countrymen to defend their fundamental rights.
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We do not have the mass demonstrations about unemployment that used to occur.
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