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Political_actions [agentive]
A less-powerful person or group of people (the Activists) engages in an activity aimed to inconvenience or weaken a more powerful person or group (the Institution) to seek redress, in the form of a series of Demands, for the wrondgoings committed by the Instituion.
The workers were striking for better wages and better benefits.
The strike against the corporation lasted for 6 weeks.
The workers were striking for better wages and better benefits.
The strike against the corporation lasted for 6 weeks.
Properties
- ID
- #2482
- Entry
- frm_political_actions
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Political_actions (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Political_actions
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Activists |
The person or group of people that act out against the Institution in an attempt to have their Demands fullfilled.
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category
sentient
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| Demands |
The Demands are the guarantee(s) given by the Institution to the Activists that act to correct or address the issues or state of affairs that were grievous to the Activists.
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| Institution |
The Institution is the company, factory, political party / institution, or entity that yields authority over the Activists.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
The Duration is the length of time that the political action takes to be resolved.
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category
duration
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| Manner |
The Manner in which the political action is carried out.
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| Means |
The Means by which the Activists carry out the political action.
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| Place |
The Place is the location where the political action occurs.
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| Time |
The time at which a protest takes place.
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| Type |
This FE is the subtype of the general category of action taken by the Activists against the Institution.
The hunger strike lasted for three weeks. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result |
The result of the event in which the Activists act against the Institution.
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Frame-Frame Relations (0)
No frame-frame relations documented
Lexical Units (12)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| blue flu.n | — | FN: refusal to work (esp. of police officers who cannot officially strike) on the pretext of illness. |
| demonstration.n | — | FN: gathering to show opposition. |
| labor action.n | — | FN: action of workers to pursue their interests versus their employer. |
| march.n | — | FN: walk in some public place with a group in order to show opposition to policies of a powered elite. |
| protest.n | — | FN: group action designed to demonstrate opposition. |
| protest.v | — | FN: publicly gather to show opposition to (the actions) of a group with power over a situation. |
| protester.n | — | FN: a person who demonstrates their support or opposition to an idea. |
| sick-out.n | — | FN: mass refusal to work, with each worker claiming illness. |
| strike.n | — | FN: an activity carried out by a less powerful group intended to change the actions or policies of a more powerful group or organization, usually involving disruption of the normal functions of the more powerful group |
| strike.v | — | FN: (of a less powerful group) to carry out an activity intended to change the actions or policies of a more powerful group or organization, usually involving disruption of the normal funtions of the more powerful group |
| walk out.v | — | FN: leave a job to protest and demand change from the employer. |
| walk-out.n | — | FN: a strike action in which workers or students abruptly leave their normal posts. (See Political_actions.strike.n) |
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