Definition of movement in English:

movement

noun ˈmuːvm(ə)ntˈmuvmənt

1An act of moving.
a slight movement of the body
mass noun the free movement of labour
Example sentencesExamples
- The move will come as welcome news to farmers hard-hit by strict regulations controlling movement of their animals.
- The movement restrictions must therefore apply to all bovine animals on the premises.
- The road was bumpy, as if sending her heart into jerky movements too.
- The tube was then removed and the rabbits were returned to their cages and allowed free movement.
- According to one model the forward movement is driven randomly by thermal energy.
- All the effort she had went into a few simple movements: turning her head, reaching out her arm, and yet she still felt completely exhausted afterwards.
- He's getting much better late movement on his fastball and slider.
- Henry hesitantly stepped towards the gray horse, which made no movements except a slight turn of its head.
- The ball is lifted from the ground by means of a cue furnished with an iron ring at one end, and propelled or thrown forward by a simple movement of the arm.
- His sudden, jerky movements caused the vampire to fall off of him.
- Such tagging will make it possible for Wal-Mart to more accurately track the movement of goods and reduce inventory.
- As mentioned earlier, a movement restriction order was also issued to Yani himself.
- This fixed position keeps the body in the proper position for later movement.
- Temporary rules restricting the movement of livestock have been made permanent, the Government announced yesterday.
- Claire put her hands on his chest and they kissed, the movement making her body fall full against his.
- One important example based on clinical evidence is back pain where therapies have changed from bed rest to active movement.
- Optimal results are obtained if the physician and patient minimize movement during the test.
- Some women also may notice more fetal movement than in a previous singleton pregnancy.
- The free movement of capital and labour have to be politically defined and legally regulated.
- Everyday we have to trek at least five to ten kilometres to trace the movement of the animal.
- However, they are repositories of infection and restrict the movement of animals.
- In the case of the local abscess, typical thumb movement could be accomplished without much pain.
- It describes the energy we expend in physical movement other than planned exercise.
- In many, energy loss is so overwhelming that physical movement is arduous and grinds to a paralyzing halt.
- Again include exercises that mimic the movements associated with skiing.
- In the first act, the dancers' movements are slow, calculated.
- Their footsteps and body movements create an epic sight and sound emanating from the stage.
- And media consultants can track the eye movements of people who are watching TV commercials.
- So what do their expressions, hand gestures, body movements and speech say about what they're really thinking and feeling?
- It had much to do with physical movement, with running, walking, and limping.
- I was shaking while I took deep breaths trying to control every movement of my body.
- The inadequate troop size also limits the ability to control any movement across the border.
- Slight movements of hands or feet among the audience are tell-tale signs that the listeners' attention has been lost.
- Whether she is right in urging sharp, jerky movements in gymnastics is debatable.
- I support the free movement of capital but not the free movement of labour.
- There may be a direct link between physical movement and rhythmical expression in music.
- His smirk was more of a grimace of pain rather than any physical movement of amusement.
- I noticed her slight body movements to approach her shoulder bag.
- And in the slightest of movements, she kissed him back.
- These kinds of students need plenty of physical movement and novelty, said Golay.
Synonyms
motion, move, manoeuvre
1. 1.1 An arrival or departure of an aircraft.
  the Civil Aviation Authority directed 125,000 aircraft movements in 1991
  Example sentencesExamples
  Overall corporate aircraft movements have increased by more than 250 percent since 1995.
  His contribution extended from the distribution of food and medicine to the command and control of aircraft movement.
  There are an average of 100 aircraft movements a day.
  As a matter of fact, nothing was paved and a cloud of dust followed the movement of every aircraft.
  The Department of Conservation has taken a tough stance on noise pollution at Milford, and is proposing to dramatically limit the number of aircraft movements within the area.
  The Air Traffic Control element has been busy in Iraq, handling on average more than 400 aircraft movements each day.
  The number of aircraft movements over the same two-month period rose 12 per cent from about 11,000 to just over 12,000.
  Farnborough last year handled approximately 15, 500 business aircraft movements.
  There are currently some 1,200 aircraft movements per day through the area.
  There are reports that the city's airport is barely coping with more than 150 aircraft movements a day.
  Aircraft movements increased by 47.5 per cent to 144,751 for the first six months.
  British Airways, by far the biggest operator at the airport with 15,015 aircraft movements, saw only 67 per cent of its services depart on time.
  As well as handling helicopter movements, they temporarily provided control services for the military tarmac to try to get as many aircraft into the small airfield as possible.
  Before the war, Le Bourget welcomed 70,000 aircraft movements per year.
  Sigint's main predictive capability goes back to the Cold War, when it was used to detect unexpected troop or aircraft movements.
  In addition, there were about 2,000 movements by military aircraft that year.
  If there is severe low pressure out in the Atlantic, aircraft movements are diverted away from the affected area.
  Total aircraft movements at Phuket airport fell 25 percent in the first nine months of the year.
  The airfield is limited to 7,000 civil movements per year and is frequently used for flights by Britain's royal family.
  The government has banned all aircraft movements over central London until further notice.
2. 1.2movements The activities and whereabouts of someone during a particular period of time.
  your movements and telephone conversations are recorded
  Example sentencesExamples
  Parents will track the movements and activities of their children.
  I added that I could also envision a scenario in which the government might ask us to curtail our movements for a given period of time.
  In 1983, further restrictions were placed on the movements and activities of foreign journalists.
  The Chief Superintendent urged everyone in Glasgow to notify the police about the movements of party activists over the coming week.
  It's incredible but they are not only freer in how they dress, but also in their activities and movements.
  The talks revolve around whether to grant them refugee status and over how to restrict their movements and activities in Europe.
  Talks are under way to let the Scottish Prison Service access and contribute information to a powerful intelligence database on the movements and activities of the country's criminals.
  Mapping provided us with written snapshots of the movements and activities of drug users throughout the community in time and space.
  It imposed a blanket ban on the publication of any information relating to her whereabouts, appearance and movements in light of ‘clear evidence’ of threats to her life.
  There is evidence of mine clearing activities, movements of soldiers, bunkers around buildings and military pillboxes perched on the tops of hills.
  The investigation quite early led us to have concerns about the movements and activities of four men, three of whom came from the West Yorkshire area.
  But having said that, I was fascinated by this very detailed rundown of his movements and whereabouts on the day of the attacks.
  Players' movements and activities are so closely monitored that it is hard for anyone to approach or speak to the players, leave alone attempt to fix matches.
  Exert a strict control on the movements and activities made by the mentioned organisations.
  We disarm them, we restrain them, we closely monitor and control their movements and activities.
  Handlers passed documents and photographs to their agents operating within paramilitary groups detailing targets' movements and the whereabouts of their homes.
  Her reaction upon reading of his alleged mayhem was to chart his movements over the period of days in question.
  The trade winds affect the movements and activities of Torres islanders in various important ways.
  Not only are our activities and movements controlled, but now our very facial expressions have been deemed dangerous.
  Recent NY Times piece about the use of cell phones and other wireless devices to track people's movements and whereabouts.
3. 1.3mass noun General activity or bustle.
  the scene was almost devoid of movement
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was so creepy not seeing anyone at the airport, which is usually bustling with movement at this time.
  The tavern was lively, bustling with movement and much drinking.
  By day the main paved road seems to buzz with the constant activity and movement of people, vehicles and livestock.
  After breakfast, the Menen is bustling with activity and movement.
  Without context we end up on a merry-go-round of activity and movement that never seems to get us to where we want to be.
  After what felt like an eternity there was a sudden burst of movement and frantic activity as the car sped around the corner and back into the car park.
  The large city bustled with movement, and it seemed everyone was in a hurry to get on with their lives.
  Synonyms
  motion, move, manoeuvre
4. 1.4 The moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch.
  we restore antique clock movements
  Example sentencesExamples
  Watch movements should not be handled by anyone who is not prepared to repair it or pay a trained professional to find and fix the problem.
  Mechanical watch movements require cleaning and lubricating once in 3-5 years.
  In his 80s he was repairing the finest of watch movements, making electrical and electronic clocks, and rebuilding mechanical ones.
  Meanwhile, clock movements improved in design and manufacture.
  Although one finds some identical movements in clocks by a given Roxbury maker, one also finds identical movements in clocks by different Roxbury makers.
  Synonyms
  mechanism, machinery, works, workings, action, wheels, motion
  informal innards, guts
2A change or development.
the movement towards greater sexual equality
movements in the underlying financial markets
Example sentencesExamples
- The spontaneous movement and development of all existence is an expression of the Tao.
- Also, movement or development through diverse styles of fathering may be more the rule than the exception.
- There was a general sense of movement toward waking now.
- So they're going to try to get some new movement forward in developing new weapons of the future.
- More movement is afoot as Sunderland sign Tommy Miller from Ipswich Town on a free transfer.
- But the language and movement of the poem also emphasize that if the speaker is on a journey, his destination is quite unknown.
- All of them could go either way, but the general lack of movement leads me to think there won't be much change.
- In the context of Linux development, such movement of motives is clearly visible.
- It violated all the tenets of drama - there was no conflict, no movement, no development, no climax.
- Characters in a story operate to make the story's movement visible and concrete, in a way that engages a reader's interest.
Synonyms
development, change, fluctuation, rise, fall, variation
trend, tendency, drift, swing, current, course
3often with modifier A group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas.
the labour movement
Example sentencesExamples
- The formerly autonomous labor union movement has now essentially been coopted.
- Zarqawi leads a social movement of several hundred persons, if he exists at all.
- * Why is the upliftment of the trade union movement in developing countries often such a painfully slow process?
- For 35 years, he has sustained one of the most effective citizen's movements in our history.
- What's more important right now for the embattled labor movement, politics or organizing?
- The cause of gender equality was advanced by the women's movement of the 1960s.
- Initially youths joined the separatist movement out of altruistic reasons to save their group identity from being eclipsed.
- I'm trying to build a progressive political reform movement.
- We want a dynamic, well-organised, well-connected international movement against imperialist globalisation.
- King's civil rights movement had begun to challenge the deep racism in the South in the mid-1950s.
- The women's liberation movement challenged both the structure of Australian society and women's roles and personal relationships.
- Here in Maine we have done some great steps putting labor and progressive movement groups together.
- Our political and social liberation movements need to regain the initiative.
- We in the movements against globalisation and imperialist war are those 'other people'.
- The critical question remains the building of a mass socialist movement of the working class.
- The marchers join a swelling youth protest movement as many face a bleak future.
- The capitalist system is capable of extreme violence even when the workers' movement is not challenging it.
- Action is needed throughout the labour and trade union movement in this country.
- Both reject the possibility of developing an independent revolutionary socialist movement, based on this class.
- Salgado considers himself part of the anti-globalisation protest movement and believes that people misunderstand migrants.
Synonyms
political group, party, faction, organization, grouping, wing, front, lobby, camp
coalition
1. 3.1 A campaign undertaken by a political, social, or artistic movement.
  a movement to declare war on poverty
  Example sentencesExamples
  Yet some have called for a consumer movement to tell the operators ‘enough is enough’.
  What is remarkable about workers' movements throughout history is how peaceful they have been.
  This week, residents begin their own Minuteman movement to rid their city of illegal alien workers.
  The movement against war must unite workers of all nations against the common enemy.
  Yorkshire campaigners behind a national movement to help thyroid sufferers want to set up shop in York.
  Internationalism is at the heart of the anti-capitalist, anti-war movement.
  The nude peace protest movement continues to gain momentum.
  And he's spearheading a mental ecology movement to do something about it.
  That sense of vulnerability inspired a social and political reform movement.
  So we must begin globalizing a nonviolent movement to end the poisoning of Mother Earth.
  Her arrest helped spark the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and she became a household name.
  In the end King Birendra resisted the hard line and conceded before the massive peoples' movement for democracy.
  They are the most likely to lead any movement for change.
  There is a movement afoot to release movies to both theaters and DVD at the same time.
  He doesn't hand in his badge and join the movement for change; he robs a bank.
  We ended up spending an hour fuming over the new government movement to bring down university student representative groups.
  We will continue to build the anti-war movement against US imperialism.
  Maxi, you've consistently supported the movement against the war.
  It should be a source of optimism for us all that even at an early stage of the crisis, there is a substantial opposition movement to war.
  Secondly, the movement against corporate globalisation has changed the language of politics.
  Synonyms
  campaign, crusade, drive, push
4Music
A principal division of a longer musical work, self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure.
the slow movement of his violin concerto
Example sentencesExamples
- Bruch's violin concerto was on, and it took me the entire first movement to assemble the thing.
- The rapturous love music of the first movement is worthy of Wagner or Strauss.
- Only the bass line and six bars of melody had survived, possibly from the slow movement of a Trio Sonata.
- Shostakovich's slow movements always represent the composer at his most eloquent and deeply personal.
- The first movement changes views and tempi in what seems like every few bars or so.
Synonyms
part, section, division, passage
5An act of defecation.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you don't have at least 1 bowel movement per day, you are already walking your way toward disease.
- As a general rule, a healthy colon produces two movements a day.
- The urge came and went a few times until I experienced a more intense cramp that resulted in my first movement of the day.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere 'to move'.

Definition of movement in US English:

movement

nounˈmo͞ovməntˈmuvmənt

1An act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.
a slight movement of the upper body
the principle of the free movement of goods between member states
Example sentencesExamples
- Their footsteps and body movements create an epic sight and sound emanating from the stage.
- And in the slightest of movements, she kissed him back.
- In many, energy loss is so overwhelming that physical movement is arduous and grinds to a paralyzing halt.
- All the effort she had went into a few simple movements: turning her head, reaching out her arm, and yet she still felt completely exhausted afterwards.
- I was shaking while I took deep breaths trying to control every movement of my body.
- There may be a direct link between physical movement and rhythmical expression in music.
- His smirk was more of a grimace of pain rather than any physical movement of amusement.
- Slight movements of hands or feet among the audience are tell-tale signs that the listeners' attention has been lost.
- Whether she is right in urging sharp, jerky movements in gymnastics is debatable.
- Such tagging will make it possible for Wal-Mart to more accurately track the movement of goods and reduce inventory.
- Temporary rules restricting the movement of livestock have been made permanent, the Government announced yesterday.
- And media consultants can track the eye movements of people who are watching TV commercials.
- Everyday we have to trek at least five to ten kilometres to trace the movement of the animal.
- The ball is lifted from the ground by means of a cue furnished with an iron ring at one end, and propelled or thrown forward by a simple movement of the arm.
- These kinds of students need plenty of physical movement and novelty, said Golay.
- As mentioned earlier, a movement restriction order was also issued to Yani himself.
- However, they are repositories of infection and restrict the movement of animals.
- His sudden, jerky movements caused the vampire to fall off of him.
- The tube was then removed and the rabbits were returned to their cages and allowed free movement.
- The inadequate troop size also limits the ability to control any movement across the border.
- It had much to do with physical movement, with running, walking, and limping.
- According to one model the forward movement is driven randomly by thermal energy.
- I noticed her slight body movements to approach her shoulder bag.
- The movement restrictions must therefore apply to all bovine animals on the premises.
- Claire put her hands on his chest and they kissed, the movement making her body fall full against his.
- In the first act, the dancers' movements are slow, calculated.
- Henry hesitantly stepped towards the gray horse, which made no movements except a slight turn of its head.
- It describes the energy we expend in physical movement other than planned exercise.
- He's getting much better late movement on his fastball and slider.
- The road was bumpy, as if sending her heart into jerky movements too.
- I support the free movement of capital but not the free movement of labour.
- Some women also may notice more fetal movement than in a previous singleton pregnancy.
- This fixed position keeps the body in the proper position for later movement.
- The free movement of capital and labour have to be politically defined and legally regulated.
- Optimal results are obtained if the physician and patient minimize movement during the test.
- Again include exercises that mimic the movements associated with skiing.
- So what do their expressions, hand gestures, body movements and speech say about what they're really thinking and feeling?
- The move will come as welcome news to farmers hard-hit by strict regulations controlling movement of their animals.
- In the case of the local abscess, typical thumb movement could be accomplished without much pain.
- One important example based on clinical evidence is back pain where therapies have changed from bed rest to active movement.
Synonyms
motion, move, manoeuvre
1. 1.1 An arrival or departure of an aircraft.
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are currently some 1,200 aircraft movements per day through the area.
  Overall corporate aircraft movements have increased by more than 250 percent since 1995.
  As well as handling helicopter movements, they temporarily provided control services for the military tarmac to try to get as many aircraft into the small airfield as possible.
  Total aircraft movements at Phuket airport fell 25 percent in the first nine months of the year.
  Aircraft movements increased by 47.5 per cent to 144,751 for the first six months.
  The airfield is limited to 7,000 civil movements per year and is frequently used for flights by Britain's royal family.
  There are an average of 100 aircraft movements a day.
  The Department of Conservation has taken a tough stance on noise pollution at Milford, and is proposing to dramatically limit the number of aircraft movements within the area.
  The government has banned all aircraft movements over central London until further notice.
  The Air Traffic Control element has been busy in Iraq, handling on average more than 400 aircraft movements each day.
  British Airways, by far the biggest operator at the airport with 15,015 aircraft movements, saw only 67 per cent of its services depart on time.
  In addition, there were about 2,000 movements by military aircraft that year.
  His contribution extended from the distribution of food and medicine to the command and control of aircraft movement.
  Farnborough last year handled approximately 15, 500 business aircraft movements.
  Before the war, Le Bourget welcomed 70,000 aircraft movements per year.
  If there is severe low pressure out in the Atlantic, aircraft movements are diverted away from the affected area.
  The number of aircraft movements over the same two-month period rose 12 per cent from about 11,000 to just over 12,000.
  As a matter of fact, nothing was paved and a cloud of dust followed the movement of every aircraft.
  There are reports that the city's airport is barely coping with more than 150 aircraft movements a day.
  Sigint's main predictive capability goes back to the Cold War, when it was used to detect unexpected troop or aircraft movements.
2. 1.2movements The activities and whereabouts of someone during a particular period of time.
  your movements and telephone conversations are recorded
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1983, further restrictions were placed on the movements and activities of foreign journalists.
  It imposed a blanket ban on the publication of any information relating to her whereabouts, appearance and movements in light of ‘clear evidence’ of threats to her life.
  The trade winds affect the movements and activities of Torres islanders in various important ways.
  The investigation quite early led us to have concerns about the movements and activities of four men, three of whom came from the West Yorkshire area.
  The Chief Superintendent urged everyone in Glasgow to notify the police about the movements of party activists over the coming week.
  Handlers passed documents and photographs to their agents operating within paramilitary groups detailing targets' movements and the whereabouts of their homes.
  Her reaction upon reading of his alleged mayhem was to chart his movements over the period of days in question.
  There is evidence of mine clearing activities, movements of soldiers, bunkers around buildings and military pillboxes perched on the tops of hills.
  It's incredible but they are not only freer in how they dress, but also in their activities and movements.
  Mapping provided us with written snapshots of the movements and activities of drug users throughout the community in time and space.
  Players' movements and activities are so closely monitored that it is hard for anyone to approach or speak to the players, leave alone attempt to fix matches.
  Recent NY Times piece about the use of cell phones and other wireless devices to track people's movements and whereabouts.
  We disarm them, we restrain them, we closely monitor and control their movements and activities.
  I added that I could also envision a scenario in which the government might ask us to curtail our movements for a given period of time.
  The talks revolve around whether to grant them refugee status and over how to restrict their movements and activities in Europe.
  Exert a strict control on the movements and activities made by the mentioned organisations.
  Parents will track the movements and activities of their children.
  Not only are our activities and movements controlled, but now our very facial expressions have been deemed dangerous.
  Talks are under way to let the Scottish Prison Service access and contribute information to a powerful intelligence database on the movements and activities of the country's criminals.
  But having said that, I was fascinated by this very detailed rundown of his movements and whereabouts on the day of the attacks.
3. 1.3 The general activity or bustle of people or things in a particular place.
  the scene was almost devoid of movement
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was so creepy not seeing anyone at the airport, which is usually bustling with movement at this time.
  After what felt like an eternity there was a sudden burst of movement and frantic activity as the car sped around the corner and back into the car park.
  Without context we end up on a merry-go-round of activity and movement that never seems to get us to where we want to be.
  After breakfast, the Menen is bustling with activity and movement.
  By day the main paved road seems to buzz with the constant activity and movement of people, vehicles and livestock.
  The large city bustled with movement, and it seemed everyone was in a hurry to get on with their lives.
  The tavern was lively, bustling with movement and much drinking.
  Synonyms
  motion, move, manoeuvre
4. 1.4 The moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Although one finds some identical movements in clocks by a given Roxbury maker, one also finds identical movements in clocks by different Roxbury makers.
  Watch movements should not be handled by anyone who is not prepared to repair it or pay a trained professional to find and fix the problem.
  In his 80s he was repairing the finest of watch movements, making electrical and electronic clocks, and rebuilding mechanical ones.
  Meanwhile, clock movements improved in design and manufacture.
  Mechanical watch movements require cleaning and lubricating once in 3-5 years.
  Synonyms
  mechanism, machinery, works, workings, action, wheels, motion
2A change or development.
movements in the underlying financial markets
Example sentencesExamples
- It violated all the tenets of drama - there was no conflict, no movement, no development, no climax.
- There was a general sense of movement toward waking now.
- Also, movement or development through diverse styles of fathering may be more the rule than the exception.
- Characters in a story operate to make the story's movement visible and concrete, in a way that engages a reader's interest.
- But the language and movement of the poem also emphasize that if the speaker is on a journey, his destination is quite unknown.
- So they're going to try to get some new movement forward in developing new weapons of the future.
- The spontaneous movement and development of all existence is an expression of the Tao.
- More movement is afoot as Sunderland sign Tommy Miller from Ipswich Town on a free transfer.
- In the context of Linux development, such movement of motives is clearly visible.
- All of them could go either way, but the general lack of movement leads me to think there won't be much change.
Synonyms
development, change, fluctuation, rise, fall, variation
trend, tendency, drift, swing, current, course
1. 2.1 The progressive development of a poem or story.
  the novel shows minimal concern for narrative movement
3often with modifier A group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas.
the labor movement
Example sentencesExamples
- Our political and social liberation movements need to regain the initiative.
- The marchers join a swelling youth protest movement as many face a bleak future.
- We in the movements against globalisation and imperialist war are those 'other people'.
- Zarqawi leads a social movement of several hundred persons, if he exists at all.
- King's civil rights movement had begun to challenge the deep racism in the South in the mid-1950s.
- I'm trying to build a progressive political reform movement.
- For 35 years, he has sustained one of the most effective citizen's movements in our history.
- The formerly autonomous labor union movement has now essentially been coopted.
- We want a dynamic, well-organised, well-connected international movement against imperialist globalisation.
- Initially youths joined the separatist movement out of altruistic reasons to save their group identity from being eclipsed.
- Both reject the possibility of developing an independent revolutionary socialist movement, based on this class.
- The cause of gender equality was advanced by the women's movement of the 1960s.
- Salgado considers himself part of the anti-globalisation protest movement and believes that people misunderstand migrants.
- What's more important right now for the embattled labor movement, politics or organizing?
- The capitalist system is capable of extreme violence even when the workers' movement is not challenging it.
- Action is needed throughout the labour and trade union movement in this country.
- The critical question remains the building of a mass socialist movement of the working class.
- * Why is the upliftment of the trade union movement in developing countries often such a painfully slow process?
- Here in Maine we have done some great steps putting labor and progressive movement groups together.
- The women's liberation movement challenged both the structure of Australian society and women's roles and personal relationships.
Synonyms
political group, party, faction, organization, grouping, wing, front, lobby, camp
1. 3.1 A campaign undertaken by a group of people working together.
  a movement to declare war on poverty
  Example sentencesExamples
  He doesn't hand in his badge and join the movement for change; he robs a bank.
  Yorkshire campaigners behind a national movement to help thyroid sufferers want to set up shop in York.
  It should be a source of optimism for us all that even at an early stage of the crisis, there is a substantial opposition movement to war.
  The movement against war must unite workers of all nations against the common enemy.
  Maxi, you've consistently supported the movement against the war.
  We ended up spending an hour fuming over the new government movement to bring down university student representative groups.
  There is a movement afoot to release movies to both theaters and DVD at the same time.
  Her arrest helped spark the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and she became a household name.
  And he's spearheading a mental ecology movement to do something about it.
  So we must begin globalizing a nonviolent movement to end the poisoning of Mother Earth.
  We will continue to build the anti-war movement against US imperialism.
  What is remarkable about workers' movements throughout history is how peaceful they have been.
  Secondly, the movement against corporate globalisation has changed the language of politics.
  Yet some have called for a consumer movement to tell the operators ‘enough is enough’.
  Internationalism is at the heart of the anti-capitalist, anti-war movement.
  That sense of vulnerability inspired a social and political reform movement.
  They are the most likely to lead any movement for change.
  The nude peace protest movement continues to gain momentum.
  In the end King Birendra resisted the hard line and conceded before the massive peoples' movement for democracy.
  This week, residents begin their own Minuteman movement to rid their city of illegal alien workers.
  Synonyms
  campaign, crusade, drive, push
4Music
A principal division of a longer musical work, self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure.
the slow movement of his violin concerto
Example sentencesExamples
- Bruch's violin concerto was on, and it took me the entire first movement to assemble the thing.
- Shostakovich's slow movements always represent the composer at his most eloquent and deeply personal.
- Only the bass line and six bars of melody had survived, possibly from the slow movement of a Trio Sonata.
- The rapturous love music of the first movement is worthy of Wagner or Strauss.
- The first movement changes views and tempi in what seems like every few bars or so.
Synonyms
part, section, division, passage
5An act of defecation.
Example sentencesExamples
- The urge came and went a few times until I experienced a more intense cramp that resulted in my first movement of the day.
- If you don't have at least 1 bowel movement per day, you are already walking your way toward disease.
- As a general rule, a healthy colon produces two movements a day.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere ‘to move’.

单词	movement
释义	Definition of movement in English: movement noun ˈmuːvm(ə)ntˈmuvmənt 1An act of moving. a slight movement of the body mass noun the free movement of labour Example sentencesExamples The move will come as welcome news to farmers hard-hit by strict regulations controlling movement of their animals. The movement restrictions must therefore apply to all bovine animals on the premises. The road was bumpy, as if sending her heart into jerky movements too. The tube was then removed and the rabbits were returned to their cages and allowed free movement. According to one model the forward movement is driven randomly by thermal energy. All the effort she had went into a few simple movements: turning her head, reaching out her arm, and yet she still felt completely exhausted afterwards. He's getting much better late movement on his fastball and slider. Henry hesitantly stepped towards the gray horse, which made no movements except a slight turn of its head. The ball is lifted from the ground by means of a cue furnished with an iron ring at one end, and propelled or thrown forward by a simple movement of the arm. His sudden, jerky movements caused the vampire to fall off of him. Such tagging will make it possible for Wal-Mart to more accurately track the movement of goods and reduce inventory. As mentioned earlier, a movement restriction order was also issued to Yani himself. This fixed position keeps the body in the proper position for later movement. Temporary rules restricting the movement of livestock have been made permanent, the Government announced yesterday. Claire put her hands on his chest and they kissed, the movement making her body fall full against his. One important example based on clinical evidence is back pain where therapies have changed from bed rest to active movement. Optimal results are obtained if the physician and patient minimize movement during the test. Some women also may notice more fetal movement than in a previous singleton pregnancy. The free movement of capital and labour have to be politically defined and legally regulated. Everyday we have to trek at least five to ten kilometres to trace the movement of the animal. However, they are repositories of infection and restrict the movement of animals. In the case of the local abscess, typical thumb movement could be accomplished without much pain. It describes the energy we expend in physical movement other than planned exercise. In many, energy loss is so overwhelming that physical movement is arduous and grinds to a paralyzing halt. Again include exercises that mimic the movements associated with skiing. In the first act, the dancers' movements are slow, calculated. Their footsteps and body movements create an epic sight and sound emanating from the stage. And media consultants can track the eye movements of people who are watching TV commercials. So what do their expressions, hand gestures, body movements and speech say about what they're really thinking and feeling? It had much to do with physical movement, with running, walking, and limping. I was shaking while I took deep breaths trying to control every movement of my body. The inadequate troop size also limits the ability to control any movement across the border. Slight movements of hands or feet among the audience are tell-tale signs that the listeners' attention has been lost. Whether she is right in urging sharp, jerky movements in gymnastics is debatable. I support the free movement of capital but not the free movement of labour. There may be a direct link between physical movement and rhythmical expression in music. His smirk was more of a grimace of pain rather than any physical movement of amusement. I noticed her slight body movements to approach her shoulder bag. And in the slightest of movements, she kissed him back. These kinds of students need plenty of physical movement and novelty, said Golay. Synonyms motion, move, manoeuvre 1.1 An arrival or departure of an aircraft. the Civil Aviation Authority directed 125,000 aircraft movements in 1991 Example sentencesExamples Overall corporate aircraft movements have increased by more than 250 percent since 1995. His contribution extended from the distribution of food and medicine to the command and control of aircraft movement. There are an average of 100 aircraft movements a day. As a matter of fact, nothing was paved and a cloud of dust followed the movement of every aircraft. The Department of Conservation has taken a tough stance on noise pollution at Milford, and is proposing to dramatically limit the number of aircraft movements within the area. The Air Traffic Control element has been busy in Iraq, handling on average more than 400 aircraft movements each day. The number of aircraft movements over the same two-month period rose 12 per cent from about 11,000 to just over 12,000. Farnborough last year handled approximately 15, 500 business aircraft movements. There are currently some 1,200 aircraft movements per day through the area. There are reports that the city's airport is barely coping with more than 150 aircraft movements a day. Aircraft movements increased by 47.5 per cent to 144,751 for the first six months. British Airways, by far the biggest operator at the airport with 15,015 aircraft movements, saw only 67 per cent of its services depart on time. As well as handling helicopter movements, they temporarily provided control services for the military tarmac to try to get as many aircraft into the small airfield as possible. Before the war, Le Bourget welcomed 70,000 aircraft movements per year. Sigint's main predictive capability goes back to the Cold War, when it was used to detect unexpected troop or aircraft movements. In addition, there were about 2,000 movements by military aircraft that year. If there is severe low pressure out in the Atlantic, aircraft movements are diverted away from the affected area. Total aircraft movements at Phuket airport fell 25 percent in the first nine months of the year. The airfield is limited to 7,000 civil movements per year and is frequently used for flights by Britain's royal family. The government has banned all aircraft movements over central London until further notice. 1.2movements The activities and whereabouts of someone during a particular period of time. your movements and telephone conversations are recorded Example sentencesExamples Parents will track the movements and activities of their children. I added that I could also envision a scenario in which the government might ask us to curtail our movements for a given period of time. In 1983, further restrictions were placed on the movements and activities of foreign journalists. The Chief Superintendent urged everyone in Glasgow to notify the police about the movements of party activists over the coming week. It's incredible but they are not only freer in how they dress, but also in their activities and movements. The talks revolve around whether to grant them refugee status and over how to restrict their movements and activities in Europe. Talks are under way to let the Scottish Prison Service access and contribute information to a powerful intelligence database on the movements and activities of the country's criminals. Mapping provided us with written snapshots of the movements and activities of drug users throughout the community in time and space. It imposed a blanket ban on the publication of any information relating to her whereabouts, appearance and movements in light of ‘clear evidence’ of threats to her life. There is evidence of mine clearing activities, movements of soldiers, bunkers around buildings and military pillboxes perched on the tops of hills. The investigation quite early led us to have concerns about the movements and activities of four men, three of whom came from the West Yorkshire area. But having said that, I was fascinated by this very detailed rundown of his movements and whereabouts on the day of the attacks. Players' movements and activities are so closely monitored that it is hard for anyone to approach or speak to the players, leave alone attempt to fix matches. Exert a strict control on the movements and activities made by the mentioned organisations. We disarm them, we restrain them, we closely monitor and control their movements and activities. Handlers passed documents and photographs to their agents operating within paramilitary groups detailing targets' movements and the whereabouts of their homes. Her reaction upon reading of his alleged mayhem was to chart his movements over the period of days in question. The trade winds affect the movements and activities of Torres islanders in various important ways. Not only are our activities and movements controlled, but now our very facial expressions have been deemed dangerous. Recent NY Times piece about the use of cell phones and other wireless devices to track people's movements and whereabouts. 1.3mass noun General activity or bustle. the scene was almost devoid of movement Example sentencesExamples It was so creepy not seeing anyone at the airport, which is usually bustling with movement at this time. The tavern was lively, bustling with movement and much drinking. By day the main paved road seems to buzz with the constant activity and movement of people, vehicles and livestock. After breakfast, the Menen is bustling with activity and movement. Without context we end up on a merry-go-round of activity and movement that never seems to get us to where we want to be. After what felt like an eternity there was a sudden burst of movement and frantic activity as the car sped around the corner and back into the car park. The large city bustled with movement, and it seemed everyone was in a hurry to get on with their lives. Synonyms motion, move, manoeuvre 1.4 The moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch. we restore antique clock movements Example sentencesExamples Watch movements should not be handled by anyone who is not prepared to repair it or pay a trained professional to find and fix the problem. Mechanical watch movements require cleaning and lubricating once in 3-5 years. In his 80s he was repairing the finest of watch movements, making electrical and electronic clocks, and rebuilding mechanical ones. Meanwhile, clock movements improved in design and manufacture. Although one finds some identical movements in clocks by a given Roxbury maker, one also finds identical movements in clocks by different Roxbury makers. Synonyms mechanism, machinery, works, workings, action, wheels, motion informal innards, guts 2A change or development. the movement towards greater sexual equality movements in the underlying financial markets Example sentencesExamples The spontaneous movement and development of all existence is an expression of the Tao. Also, movement or development through diverse styles of fathering may be more the rule than the exception. There was a general sense of movement toward waking now. So they're going to try to get some new movement forward in developing new weapons of the future. More movement is afoot as Sunderland sign Tommy Miller from Ipswich Town on a free transfer. But the language and movement of the poem also emphasize that if the speaker is on a journey, his destination is quite unknown. All of them could go either way, but the general lack of movement leads me to think there won't be much change. In the context of Linux development, such movement of motives is clearly visible. It violated all the tenets of drama - there was no conflict, no movement, no development, no climax. Characters in a story operate to make the story's movement visible and concrete, in a way that engages a reader's interest. Synonyms development, change, fluctuation, rise, fall, variation trend, tendency, drift, swing, current, course 3often with modifier A group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas. the labour movement Example sentencesExamples The formerly autonomous labor union movement has now essentially been coopted. Zarqawi leads a social movement of several hundred persons, if he exists at all. * Why is the upliftment of the trade union movement in developing countries often such a painfully slow process? For 35 years, he has sustained one of the most effective citizen's movements in our history. What's more important right now for the embattled labor movement, politics or organizing? The cause of gender equality was advanced by the women's movement of the 1960s. Initially youths joined the separatist movement out of altruistic reasons to save their group identity from being eclipsed. I'm trying to build a progressive political reform movement. We want a dynamic, well-organised, well-connected international movement against imperialist globalisation. King's civil rights movement had begun to challenge the deep racism in the South in the mid-1950s. The women's liberation movement challenged both the structure of Australian society and women's roles and personal relationships. Here in Maine we have done some great steps putting labor and progressive movement groups together. Our political and social liberation movements need to regain the initiative. We in the movements against globalisation and imperialist war are those 'other people'. The critical question remains the building of a mass socialist movement of the working class. The marchers join a swelling youth protest movement as many face a bleak future. The capitalist system is capable of extreme violence even when the workers' movement is not challenging it. Action is needed throughout the labour and trade union movement in this country. Both reject the possibility of developing an independent revolutionary socialist movement, based on this class. Salgado considers himself part of the anti-globalisation protest movement and believes that people misunderstand migrants. Synonyms political group, party, faction, organization, grouping, wing, front, lobby, camp coalition 3.1 A campaign undertaken by a political, social, or artistic movement. a movement to declare war on poverty Example sentencesExamples Yet some have called for a consumer movement to tell the operators ‘enough is enough’. What is remarkable about workers' movements throughout history is how peaceful they have been. This week, residents begin their own Minuteman movement to rid their city of illegal alien workers. The movement against war must unite workers of all nations against the common enemy. Yorkshire campaigners behind a national movement to help thyroid sufferers want to set up shop in York. Internationalism is at the heart of the anti-capitalist, anti-war movement. The nude peace protest movement continues to gain momentum. And he's spearheading a mental ecology movement to do something about it. That sense of vulnerability inspired a social and political reform movement. So we must begin globalizing a nonviolent movement to end the poisoning of Mother Earth. Her arrest helped spark the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and she became a household name. In the end King Birendra resisted the hard line and conceded before the massive peoples' movement for democracy. They are the most likely to lead any movement for change. There is a movement afoot to release movies to both theaters and DVD at the same time. He doesn't hand in his badge and join the movement for change; he robs a bank. We ended up spending an hour fuming over the new government movement to bring down university student representative groups. We will continue to build the anti-war movement against US imperialism. Maxi, you've consistently supported the movement against the war. It should be a source of optimism for us all that even at an early stage of the crisis, there is a substantial opposition movement to war. Secondly, the movement against corporate globalisation has changed the language of politics. Synonyms campaign, crusade, drive, push 4Music A principal division of a longer musical work, self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure. the slow movement of his violin concerto Example sentencesExamples Bruch's violin concerto was on, and it took me the entire first movement to assemble the thing. The rapturous love music of the first movement is worthy of Wagner or Strauss. Only the bass line and six bars of melody had survived, possibly from the slow movement of a Trio Sonata. Shostakovich's slow movements always represent the composer at his most eloquent and deeply personal. The first movement changes views and tempi in what seems like every few bars or so. Synonyms part, section, division, passage 5An act of defecation. Example sentencesExamples If you don't have at least 1 bowel movement per day, you are already walking your way toward disease. As a general rule, a healthy colon produces two movements a day. The urge came and went a few times until I experienced a more intense cramp that resulted in my first movement of the day. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere 'to move'. Definition of movement in US English: movement nounˈmo͞ovməntˈmuvmənt 1An act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed. a slight movement of the upper body the principle of the free movement of goods between member states Example sentencesExamples Their footsteps and body movements create an epic sight and sound emanating from the stage. And in the slightest of movements, she kissed him back. In many, energy loss is so overwhelming that physical movement is arduous and grinds to a paralyzing halt. All the effort she had went into a few simple movements: turning her head, reaching out her arm, and yet she still felt completely exhausted afterwards. I was shaking while I took deep breaths trying to control every movement of my body. There may be a direct link between physical movement and rhythmical expression in music. His smirk was more of a grimace of pain rather than any physical movement of amusement. Slight movements of hands or feet among the audience are tell-tale signs that the listeners' attention has been lost. Whether she is right in urging sharp, jerky movements in gymnastics is debatable. Such tagging will make it possible for Wal-Mart to more accurately track the movement of goods and reduce inventory. Temporary rules restricting the movement of livestock have been made permanent, the Government announced yesterday. And media consultants can track the eye movements of people who are watching TV commercials. Everyday we have to trek at least five to ten kilometres to trace the movement of the animal. The ball is lifted from the ground by means of a cue furnished with an iron ring at one end, and propelled or thrown forward by a simple movement of the arm. These kinds of students need plenty of physical movement and novelty, said Golay. As mentioned earlier, a movement restriction order was also issued to Yani himself. However, they are repositories of infection and restrict the movement of animals. His sudden, jerky movements caused the vampire to fall off of him. The tube was then removed and the rabbits were returned to their cages and allowed free movement. The inadequate troop size also limits the ability to control any movement across the border. It had much to do with physical movement, with running, walking, and limping. According to one model the forward movement is driven randomly by thermal energy. I noticed her slight body movements to approach her shoulder bag. The movement restrictions must therefore apply to all bovine animals on the premises. Claire put her hands on his chest and they kissed, the movement making her body fall full against his. In the first act, the dancers' movements are slow, calculated. Henry hesitantly stepped towards the gray horse, which made no movements except a slight turn of its head. It describes the energy we expend in physical movement other than planned exercise. He's getting much better late movement on his fastball and slider. The road was bumpy, as if sending her heart into jerky movements too. I support the free movement of capital but not the free movement of labour. Some women also may notice more fetal movement than in a previous singleton pregnancy. This fixed position keeps the body in the proper position for later movement. The free movement of capital and labour have to be politically defined and legally regulated. Optimal results are obtained if the physician and patient minimize movement during the test. Again include exercises that mimic the movements associated with skiing. So what do their expressions, hand gestures, body movements and speech say about what they're really thinking and feeling? The move will come as welcome news to farmers hard-hit by strict regulations controlling movement of their animals. In the case of the local abscess, typical thumb movement could be accomplished without much pain. One important example based on clinical evidence is back pain where therapies have changed from bed rest to active movement. Synonyms motion, move, manoeuvre 1.1 An arrival or departure of an aircraft. Example sentencesExamples There are currently some 1,200 aircraft movements per day through the area. Overall corporate aircraft movements have increased by more than 250 percent since 1995. As well as handling helicopter movements, they temporarily provided control services for the military tarmac to try to get as many aircraft into the small airfield as possible. Total aircraft movements at Phuket airport fell 25 percent in the first nine months of the year. Aircraft movements increased by 47.5 per cent to 144,751 for the first six months. The airfield is limited to 7,000 civil movements per year and is frequently used for flights by Britain's royal family. There are an average of 100 aircraft movements a day. The Department of Conservation has taken a tough stance on noise pollution at Milford, and is proposing to dramatically limit the number of aircraft movements within the area. The government has banned all aircraft movements over central London until further notice. The Air Traffic Control element has been busy in Iraq, handling on average more than 400 aircraft movements each day. British Airways, by far the biggest operator at the airport with 15,015 aircraft movements, saw only 67 per cent of its services depart on time. In addition, there were about 2,000 movements by military aircraft that year. His contribution extended from the distribution of food and medicine to the command and control of aircraft movement. Farnborough last year handled approximately 15, 500 business aircraft movements. Before the war, Le Bourget welcomed 70,000 aircraft movements per year. If there is severe low pressure out in the Atlantic, aircraft movements are diverted away from the affected area. The number of aircraft movements over the same two-month period rose 12 per cent from about 11,000 to just over 12,000. As a matter of fact, nothing was paved and a cloud of dust followed the movement of every aircraft. There are reports that the city's airport is barely coping with more than 150 aircraft movements a day. Sigint's main predictive capability goes back to the Cold War, when it was used to detect unexpected troop or aircraft movements. 1.2movements The activities and whereabouts of someone during a particular period of time. your movements and telephone conversations are recorded Example sentencesExamples In 1983, further restrictions were placed on the movements and activities of foreign journalists. It imposed a blanket ban on the publication of any information relating to her whereabouts, appearance and movements in light of ‘clear evidence’ of threats to her life. The trade winds affect the movements and activities of Torres islanders in various important ways. The investigation quite early led us to have concerns about the movements and activities of four men, three of whom came from the West Yorkshire area. The Chief Superintendent urged everyone in Glasgow to notify the police about the movements of party activists over the coming week. Handlers passed documents and photographs to their agents operating within paramilitary groups detailing targets' movements and the whereabouts of their homes. Her reaction upon reading of his alleged mayhem was to chart his movements over the period of days in question. There is evidence of mine clearing activities, movements of soldiers, bunkers around buildings and military pillboxes perched on the tops of hills. It's incredible but they are not only freer in how they dress, but also in their activities and movements. Mapping provided us with written snapshots of the movements and activities of drug users throughout the community in time and space. Players' movements and activities are so closely monitored that it is hard for anyone to approach or speak to the players, leave alone attempt to fix matches. Recent NY Times piece about the use of cell phones and other wireless devices to track people's movements and whereabouts. We disarm them, we restrain them, we closely monitor and control their movements and activities. I added that I could also envision a scenario in which the government might ask us to curtail our movements for a given period of time. The talks revolve around whether to grant them refugee status and over how to restrict their movements and activities in Europe. Exert a strict control on the movements and activities made by the mentioned organisations. Parents will track the movements and activities of their children. Not only are our activities and movements controlled, but now our very facial expressions have been deemed dangerous. Talks are under way to let the Scottish Prison Service access and contribute information to a powerful intelligence database on the movements and activities of the country's criminals. But having said that, I was fascinated by this very detailed rundown of his movements and whereabouts on the day of the attacks. 1.3 The general activity or bustle of people or things in a particular place. the scene was almost devoid of movement Example sentencesExamples It was so creepy not seeing anyone at the airport, which is usually bustling with movement at this time. After what felt like an eternity there was a sudden burst of movement and frantic activity as the car sped around the corner and back into the car park. Without context we end up on a merry-go-round of activity and movement that never seems to get us to where we want to be. After breakfast, the Menen is bustling with activity and movement. By day the main paved road seems to buzz with the constant activity and movement of people, vehicles and livestock. The large city bustled with movement, and it seemed everyone was in a hurry to get on with their lives. The tavern was lively, bustling with movement and much drinking. Synonyms motion, move, manoeuvre 1.4 The moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch. Example sentencesExamples Although one finds some identical movements in clocks by a given Roxbury maker, one also finds identical movements in clocks by different Roxbury makers. Watch movements should not be handled by anyone who is not prepared to repair it or pay a trained professional to find and fix the problem. In his 80s he was repairing the finest of watch movements, making electrical and electronic clocks, and rebuilding mechanical ones. Meanwhile, clock movements improved in design and manufacture. Mechanical watch movements require cleaning and lubricating once in 3-5 years. Synonyms mechanism, machinery, works, workings, action, wheels, motion 2A change or development. movements in the underlying financial markets Example sentencesExamples It violated all the tenets of drama - there was no conflict, no movement, no development, no climax. There was a general sense of movement toward waking now. Also, movement or development through diverse styles of fathering may be more the rule than the exception. Characters in a story operate to make the story's movement visible and concrete, in a way that engages a reader's interest. But the language and movement of the poem also emphasize that if the speaker is on a journey, his destination is quite unknown. So they're going to try to get some new movement forward in developing new weapons of the future. The spontaneous movement and development of all existence is an expression of the Tao. More movement is afoot as Sunderland sign Tommy Miller from Ipswich Town on a free transfer. In the context of Linux development, such movement of motives is clearly visible. All of them could go either way, but the general lack of movement leads me to think there won't be much change. Synonyms development, change, fluctuation, rise, fall, variation trend, tendency, drift, swing, current, course 2.1 The progressive development of a poem or story. the novel shows minimal concern for narrative movement 3often with modifier A group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas. the labor movement Example sentencesExamples Our political and social liberation movements need to regain the initiative. The marchers join a swelling youth protest movement as many face a bleak future. We in the movements against globalisation and imperialist war are those 'other people'. Zarqawi leads a social movement of several hundred persons, if he exists at all. King's civil rights movement had begun to challenge the deep racism in the South in the mid-1950s. I'm trying to build a progressive political reform movement. For 35 years, he has sustained one of the most effective citizen's movements in our history. The formerly autonomous labor union movement has now essentially been coopted. We want a dynamic, well-organised, well-connected international movement against imperialist globalisation. Initially youths joined the separatist movement out of altruistic reasons to save their group identity from being eclipsed. Both reject the possibility of developing an independent revolutionary socialist movement, based on this class. The cause of gender equality was advanced by the women's movement of the 1960s. Salgado considers himself part of the anti-globalisation protest movement and believes that people misunderstand migrants. What's more important right now for the embattled labor movement, politics or organizing? The capitalist system is capable of extreme violence even when the workers' movement is not challenging it. Action is needed throughout the labour and trade union movement in this country. The critical question remains the building of a mass socialist movement of the working class. * Why is the upliftment of the trade union movement in developing countries often such a painfully slow process? Here in Maine we have done some great steps putting labor and progressive movement groups together. The women's liberation movement challenged both the structure of Australian society and women's roles and personal relationships. Synonyms political group, party, faction, organization, grouping, wing, front, lobby, camp 3.1 A campaign undertaken by a group of people working together. a movement to declare war on poverty Example sentencesExamples He doesn't hand in his badge and join the movement for change; he robs a bank. Yorkshire campaigners behind a national movement to help thyroid sufferers want to set up shop in York. It should be a source of optimism for us all that even at an early stage of the crisis, there is a substantial opposition movement to war. The movement against war must unite workers of all nations against the common enemy. Maxi, you've consistently supported the movement against the war. We ended up spending an hour fuming over the new government movement to bring down university student representative groups. There is a movement afoot to release movies to both theaters and DVD at the same time. Her arrest helped spark the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and she became a household name. And he's spearheading a mental ecology movement to do something about it. So we must begin globalizing a nonviolent movement to end the poisoning of Mother Earth. We will continue to build the anti-war movement against US imperialism. What is remarkable about workers' movements throughout history is how peaceful they have been. Secondly, the movement against corporate globalisation has changed the language of politics. Yet some have called for a consumer movement to tell the operators ‘enough is enough’. Internationalism is at the heart of the anti-capitalist, anti-war movement. That sense of vulnerability inspired a social and political reform movement. They are the most likely to lead any movement for change. The nude peace protest movement continues to gain momentum. In the end King Birendra resisted the hard line and conceded before the massive peoples' movement for democracy. This week, residents begin their own Minuteman movement to rid their city of illegal alien workers. Synonyms campaign, crusade, drive, push 4Music A principal division of a longer musical work, self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure. the slow movement of his violin concerto Example sentencesExamples Bruch's violin concerto was on, and it took me the entire first movement to assemble the thing. Shostakovich's slow movements always represent the composer at his most eloquent and deeply personal. Only the bass line and six bars of melody had survived, possibly from the slow movement of a Trio Sonata. The rapturous love music of the first movement is worthy of Wagner or Strauss. The first movement changes views and tempi in what seems like every few bars or so. Synonyms part, section, division, passage 5An act of defecation. Example sentencesExamples The urge came and went a few times until I experienced a more intense cramp that resulted in my first movement of the day. If you don't have at least 1 bowel movement per day, you are already walking your way toward disease. As a general rule, a healthy colon produces two movements a day. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere ‘to move’.
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