direct action
noun
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1
A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.
2
Small-scale raids, ambushes, sabotage, etc. carried out by the military.
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