Y08W44VC Theme Words — Protest & change

A group of people working together to advance a shared cause; also, the act or process of moving.

Example: The civil rights movement of the twentieth century transformed legal and social structures across many countries.

Synonyms: campaign, cause, drive

Collocations: social movement, protest movement, political movement

An organised course of action aimed at achieving a particular goal, especially in politics or advocacy.

Word family: campaign (v.)

Example: The campaign gained widespread public support after the release of a powerful documentary about the issue.

Synonyms: movement, drive, effort

Collocations: run a campaign, launch a campaign, public campaign

The power to have an effect on how people think, feel, or behave; also the effect itself.

Word family: influential (adj.), influence (v.)

Example: The influence of protest movements on legislative change is well-documented throughout modern history.

Synonyms: impact, effect, power

Collocations: have an influence, media influence, positive influence

To form a judgement about the quality, significance, or success of something based on careful analysis.

Word family: evaluation (n.)

Example: The committee will evaluate the effectiveness of each initiative before deciding which to continue.

Synonyms: assess, judge, appraise

Collocations: evaluate the impact, evaluate evidence, evaluate critically

To evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, or significance of something.

Word family: assessment (n.)

Example: Historians assess the success of protest movements not just by immediate outcomes but by long-term social change.

Synonyms: evaluate, measure, judge

Collocations: assess the impact, assess the quality, assess whether

To think carefully about something before deciding or concluding; to take something into account.

Word family: consideration (n.)

Example: A fair analysis must consider the perspectives of all stakeholders, not just those with the most power.

Synonyms: reflect on, examine, take into account

Collocations: consider the evidence, consider all perspectives, consider whether

To assess the relative importance of different factors or evidence before reaching a conclusion.

Example: An effective evaluator weighs the strengths and limitations of each argument before reaching a final judgement.

Synonyms: balance, assess, measure

Collocations: weigh the evidence, weigh the argument, weigh up

To form an opinion or conclusion about something after careful consideration of the evidence.

Word family: judgement (n.)

Example: It is important to judge an argument by the quality of its evidence, not just the confidence with which it is stated.

Synonyms: evaluate, assess, conclude

Collocations: judge the quality, be judged, judge for yourself

A writing function phrase used to signal that a conclusion follows from a careful analytical assessment.

Example: On evaluation, the evidence consistently supports the conclusion that sustained community action produces more lasting change than legislative reform alone.

Synonyms: upon analysis, after careful consideration, on reflection

Collocations: on evaluation, the evidence, on evaluation, it becomes clear, on evaluation, this argument