mass action

noun

1
: action involving masses of people
a period of mass action in which the individual has often felt lostF. E. Hill
by one single mass action, to improve the case of workers on a scale never attemptedF. D. Roosevelt
concerted, public, mass actionEugene Dennis
2
: uncoordinated gross motor behavior : random or nonspecific responses characteristic especially of infants

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“Mass action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass%20action. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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