demonstration

Universal Words noun 1 (also informal demo especially in BrE) [C] ~ (against sb/sth) a public meeting or march at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting sb/sth: to take part in / go on a demonstration * to hold / stage a demonstration * mass demonstrations in support of the exiled leader * anti-government demonstrations * a peaceful / violent demonstration compareMARCH 2 (also informal demo) [C,U] an act of showing or explaining how sth works or is done: We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions. * a practical demonstration * a demonstration model (= a model used to show how sth works) * We provide demonstration of videoconferencing over the Internet. 3 [C,U] an act of giving proof or evidence for sth: a demonstration of the connection between the two sets of figures * a demonstration of how something that seems simple can turn out to be very complicated 4 [C] an act of showing a feeling or an opinion: a public demonstration of affection * a demonstration of support for the reforms