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Abil Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Demonstration

Thousands of the President's supporters staged demonstrations in the town.

Does demonstration include rallies and processions? Thanks
  

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"Demonstration" is an extremely general term. Some are planned in advance - scripted, so to speak; and some are spontaneous. A rally is usually a planned demonstration for the purpose of showing support.

  • "Demonstration" is an extremely general term.
  • Some are planned in advance - scripted, so to speak; and some are spontaneous.
  • A rally is usually a planned demonstration for the purpose of showing support.
  • Likewise, a procession has a formal sound to it, and would usually be planned.
  • If an angry mob assembles and starts marching toward city hall, I don't think you'd call it a procession - although you might.
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"Demonstration" is an extremely general term. Some are planned in advance - scripted, so to speak; and some are spontaneous.

A rally is usually a planned demonstration for the purpose of showing support.
Likewise, a procession has a formal sound to it, and would usually be planned.
If an angry mob assembles and starts marching toward city hall, I don't think you'd call it a
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Avangi But a demonstration can also be a crowd of drunks celebrating a big win by their favorite sports team.
Perhaps you heard: we had one of these last night in LA when the Lakers won the NBA final! And they weren't even at home!
Sounded like millions in damage - lots of arrests, cops hurt, etc.

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