Spanish Conversation · Level 106
59 words
Spanish word
movilización
Pronunciation
IPA/moβiliθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounmobilization
Example
La movilización de voluntarios ayudó a limpiar la plaza.
The mobilization of volunteers helped clean the square.
More examples
La movilización ciudadana consiguió que el ayuntamiento actuara con rapidez.
The civic mobilization prompted the city council to act quickly.
Core concept
A coordinated crowd assembling with banners, organizers, and supply stations.
Common phrases
movilización de voluntarios
volunteer mobilization
movilización ciudadana
civic mobilization
Similar words
manifestación: Public march or demonstration where people express opinions or demands.
protesta: Public act expressing dissatisfaction or opposition to a policy or decision.
concentración: Large gathering of people in a specific place, often stationary.
convocatoria: Call or invitation asking people to gather or take part in an event or action.
Definition in Spanish
Acción colectiva de juntar personas y recursos para llevar a cabo una actividad, habitualmente con carácter público o político.
Word origin
From Latin mobilis 'movable' via French mobiliser and Spanish movilizar, with the suffix -ción forming 'the act of mobilizing'.
Usage tips
- In protest and election contexts movilización often highlights the organized recruitment and logistics behind turnout, while manifestación names the public march or demonstration.
Other meanings
- call-upnoun
Opposites
- inactividadinactivitynoun
- desmovilizacióndemobilizationnoun
Related words
- movilizarmobilizeverb
- movilizadomobilizedadjective
- movilizadormobilizernoun