Preferred label
Protest movements
Alternative labels
Anti-war movements
Public protest
Broader term
Organizations
Narrower terms
Abolition movement
Anti-Nazi movement
Antinuclear movements
Feminism
National liberation movements
Student movements
Underground movements
White supremacy movements
Related terms
Activists
Civil disobedience
Civil rights leaders
Demonstrations
Opposition (Political science)
Petitions
Political participation
Rebellions
Scope note
For opposition in regard to particular political or social issues. Search under PACIFISM for opposition to violence. Search under OPPOSITION (POLITICAL SCIENCE) for organized political resistance to the government in power. Search also under the subdivision --PROTEST MOVEMENTS used with the names of wars (Appendix C).
Editorial note
Used in a note under PACIFISM and OPPOSITION (POLITICAL SCIENCE).
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.