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noun
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.
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Origin of direct action
First recorded in 1835–45
OTHER WORDS FROM direct action
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British Dictionary definitions for direct action
direct action
noun
action such as strikes or civil disobedience, employed by organized labour or other groups to obtain demands from an employer, government, etc
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