ALL meanings of direct action
di·rect ac·tion
D d - noun direct action law: strikes, civil disobedience, etc. 1
- noun direct action any action seeking to achieve an immediate or direct result, especially an action against an established authority or powerful institution, as a strike or picketing. 1
- noun direct action A form of political activism, in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. This is often (but not always) accomplished by means of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti. 0
- uncountable noun direct action Direct action involves doing something such as going on strike or demonstrating in order to put pressure on an employer or government to do what you want, instead of trying to talk to them. 0
- noun direct action action such as strikes or civil disobedience, employed by organized labour or other groups to obtain demands from an employer, government, etc 0
- noun direct action action aimed directly at achieving an objective; esp., the use of strikes, demonstrations, civil disobedience, etc. in disputes or struggles for rights 0