# demonstration

Pronunciation: say "dem-uhn-STRAY-shuhn" /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. An occasion when a group of people gather in public to make their shared views known, as in a protest march.
   - Simple: A public event where many people gather to show what they want or oppose.
   - _The demonstration drew tens of thousands to the capital's main avenue._
   - _Police monitored the demonstration as marchers moved toward parliament._
2. The act of showing or explaining something, often how it works or is done.
   - Simple: The act of showing someone how to do or use something.
   - _Her demonstration of the new software convinced the whole team._
   - _The chef's demonstration showed each step of making fresh pasta._
3. An organized event at which a product, skill, or process is shown to an audience.
   - Simple: An event where someone shows people how a thing works.
   - _Hundreds attended the demonstration of the latest electric car._
   - _The kitchen demonstration sold out within minutes of opening registration._
4. An expression of one's feelings through outward signs or actions.
   - Simple: An open show of feelings through actions or signs.
   - _The crowd's cheering was a heartfelt demonstration of gratitude._
   - _He found such open demonstrations of affection embarrassing._
5. A proof; a logical showing that a statement is true.
   - Simple: A clear proof that shows something is true.
   - _The mathematician's demonstration left no room for doubt about the result._
   - _A rigorous demonstration must derive its conclusion from stated axioms._
6. A show of military force, often intended to intimidate or warn an opponent.
   - Simple: A show of military strength meant to warn or scare an enemy.
   - _The fleet's demonstration in the strait was meant to deter any attack._
   - _Commanders ordered a demonstration along the river to mask the real assault._
7. Among prisoners, an act of beating up another inmate. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A beating that one prisoner gives to another in prison.
   - _Word spread through the cellblock that a demonstration was planned for the new arrival._
   - _The older inmates ordered a demonstration to keep the wing in line._

## Origin

This word came into Middle English as demonstracioun through Old French, from Latin dēmōnstrātiōnem, based on dēmōnstrāre ("show or explain"). That verb was formed from dē- ("of or concerning") plus mōnstrāre ("show").

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