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activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

represent collapse: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"; describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"; serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"; create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"; be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"; be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"; take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

amalgamate collapse: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"

unwritten collapse: based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence

time-honored collapse: acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs"; honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored institutions"

acknowledged collapse: recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error"; generally accepted

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

superhuman collapse: above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance; "superhuman beings"; "superhuman strength"; "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery"

transaction collapse: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

noncommittal collapse: refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"

scene collapse: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"; a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film; a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"; an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"; the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"

nonfeasance collapse: a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

attention collapse: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"; the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"

hang together collapse: be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together"

undertaking collapse: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"; the trade of a funeral director

conspire collapse: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"; act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall"

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