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mass movement

noun

  1. an organized effort by a large number of people, especially those not forming part of the elite of a given society, to bring about pervasive changes in existing social, economic, or political institutions, frequently characterized by charismatic leadership.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mass movement1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

Climate leaders need to model this spirit, as it is the only one that will ever attract a mass movement.

Justin Trudeau represents his campaign as an Obama-style mass movement.

First, it puts an individual face on what is now a mass movement—and individuals can be arrested, imprisoned, and silenced.

But that was no way to build a huge mass movement of Middle Americans to oppose the war.

While Republican presidents rarely practiced what they preached, they did benefit from the zeal and energy of a mass movement.

Such a mass movement displays, in fact, many of the characteristics of the "animal" crowd.

Under what conditions will a mass movement (a) become organized, and (b) become an institution?

It was a ringing declaration--a 'mass movement' of the delegates to the convention, later endorsed by the party membership.

Fine business for a revolutionary mass movement seeking to establish the co-operative commonwealth.

The murmur among the troops swells to a higher note, there is a crowding mass-movement towards the boats.

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