demonstration

Noun
  1. A show or display;
    The act of presenting something to sight or view (synset 100522618)
    "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
    is a type of: show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
    subtypes:
    • exhibition - the act of exhibiting
    • exposure - presentation to view in an open or public manner
    • performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
    • lecture demonstration - presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about
    • counterdemonstration - a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration
    same as: presentation, presentment
  2. A show of military force or preparedness (synset 100523026)
    "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
  3. A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) (synset 101180193)
    "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
    referred to in: government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political units
    is a type of: dissent, objection, protest - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
    subtypes:
    • work-in - occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory
    • protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
    specific instances: boston tea party - 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
    same as: manifestation
  4. Proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion (synset 106660791)
    is a type of: proof - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
    same as: monstrance
  5. A visual presentation showing how something works (synset 106892230)
    "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"
    is a type of: visual communication - communication that relies on vision
    subtypes:
    same as: demo

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