demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea | a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view |
| a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) |
| a show of military force or preparedness |
| a visual presentation showing how something works |
| proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion |