noun
1 public protest/march
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , large , large-scale , major , massive
▪ mass , popular , public
▪
mass ~s against cuts in the health service
▪
The president's decision provoked public ~s.
▪ street
▪ spontaneous
▪ peaceful
▪
Thousands gathered for a peaceful ~.
▪ violent
▪ protest
▪
a protest ~ against the war
▪ political
▪ student
▪ anti-war , civil rights , peace , pro-democracy , etc.
VERB + DEMONSTRATION
▪ hold , organize , stage
▪
Taxi drivers staged a ~ against the new law.
▪ go on ( BrE ), join , participate in , take part in
▪ lead
▪ call off ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ was called off at the last minute.
▪ break up , disperse ( esp. BrE )
▪
Police in riot gear dispersed the ~.
▪ ban , suppress ( esp. BrE )
▪ provoke , spark
▪
The government does not wish to provoke further ~s.
DEMONSTRATION + VERB
▪ take place
▪ call for sth
▪
~s calling for an end to sanctions
▪ greet
▪
The visiting president was greeted by hostile ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
police intervention at ~s
▪ during a/the ~
▪
Hundreds were arrested during ~s in the capital.
▪ ~ against , ~ in protest at ( esp. BrE ), ~ in protest of ( AmE )
▪
~s in protest at the arrests
▪
~s in protest of the administration
▪ ~ in favour/favor of , ~ in support of
▪
student ~s in support of a multiparty system
2 showing/explaining sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ physical , practical
▪
physical ~s of affection
▪ live
▪ successful
▪ cookery ( esp. BrE ), cooking ( esp. AmE ), product , technology , etc.
VERB + DEMONSTRATION
▪ conduct , do , give sb , perform
▪
I'll give a quick ~ of some first-aid techniques.
▪ see , watch
3 sth that shows clearly that sth is true
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear , convincing , dramatic , impressive , perfect , vivid
▪
The strike was a dramatic ~ of the power of the workforce.
▪ simple
VERB + DEMONSTRATION
▪ provide