Synonym: activity, doings, legislation, movement, proposal, proposition, resolution, suggestion. Antonym: inaction, rest. Similar words: promotion, notion, negotiation, motive, motivate, option, action, nation. Meaning: ['məʊʃn] n. 1. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals 3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location 4. a state of change 5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote 6. the act of changing location from one place to another 7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. v. show, express or direct through movement.
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61) I urge you to support this motion .
62) The motion was passed by 165 votes to 78.
63) I'd like to propose a motion, Mr. Speaker.
64) The motion was defeated by 19 votes.
65) The motion was passed unanimously.
66) The wheels of change have been set in motion.
67) Let's see that goal again in slow motion.
68) The motion was negatived by the House.
69) He proposed a motion that the chairman resign.
70) The motion will be debated later today.
71) The motion has been tabled.
72) The motion was passed by 16 votes to 11.
73) The motion was shot through.
74) They have thrown out the motion.
75) Did you vote for or against the motion?
76) The object is no longer in cyclic motion.
77) Eight delegates voted against the motion.
78) I urge the house to vote against the motion.
79) The motion was seconded by Mr. Levin.
80) The Richter Scale is a measure of ground motion.
81) He introduced a motion to the meeting.
82) This exercise is done in one smooth motion.
83) Comrades, please support this motion.
84) They showed the goal in slow motion.
85) The motion was passed by 12 votes to 10.
86) A motion backing its economic policy was carried by 322 votes to 296.
87) I thought a phone call to the right person might set the wheels in motion.
88) He gloved the ball,[sentencedict.com] turned and threw in one motion.
89) The presiding officer ruled that the motion was out of order.
90) The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly.
More similar words: promotion, notion, negotiation, motive, motivate, option, action, nation, section, auction, mention, question, portion, fiction, edition, reaction, fraction, location, function, sanction, equation, adoption, reduction, zonation, donation, abortion, addition, formation, operation, national.