Bürgerbewegung
citizens' movement; civic movement
noun BUER-ger-be-vay-gung Rare
Usage Note
Bürgerbewegung refers to organised grassroots civic activism; it gained particular prominence during the peaceful revolution in East Germany in 1989, and remains a term for bottom-up political mobilisation.
Examples
"Die Bürgerbewegung trug entscheidend zum politischen Wandel bei."
Natural Translation
The citizens' movement made a decisive contribution to political change.
Literal Translation
The citizens' movement contributed decisively to the political change.
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