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Meanings of direct action in English

Russian
прямое действие
Portuguese
ação direta
Spanish
medida de accion directa
Catalan
acció directe

Action taken by a group intended to reveal an existing problem, highlight an alternative, or demonstrate a possible solution to a social issue.

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          прямое действие
          Portuguese
          ação direta

          Part of military special operations.

                ação direta
                Usage of direct action in English
                1
                Only once had he taken any direct action against a recalcitrant government.
                Childhood's End
                2
                Seattle has long been a centre of progressive thinking and direct action.
                The Guardian
                3
                But I once told you direct action isn't always the best response.
                Field of Dishonor
                4
                In Texas, Marston of Environmental Defense said direct action had proved convincing.
                Reuters
                5
                Women first SFI is taking more direct action to address the issue.
                The Irish Times
                6
                Or should he be taking more direct action against his enemies within?
                The South African
                7
                They may have a direct action mission, such as a demolitions raid.
                The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
                8
                The cuts have inspired direct action, and a flexing of theatrical muscle.
                The Guardian
                9
                Non-co-operation was the only dignified and constitutional form of such direct action.
                Freedom's Battle / Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings ...
                10
                The direct action of changed conditions leads to definite or indefinite results.
                The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
                11
                Of deliberate direct action there was not much, nor was it needed.
                The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                12
                Was it or was it not the direct action of my will?
                Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
                13
                Silence replied emphatically, to the drug's direct action upon your psychical being.
                Three John Silence Stories
                14
                Neither have I, but your phrase ' direct action' gives me an idea.
                The Skylark of Space
                15
                However, he said the group had no choice but to take direct action.
                Radio NZ
                16
                If the south coast club continue to resist, Schneiderlin could consider direct action.
                The Guardian
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