| NOUN | act | course of action, course | a mode of action |
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| Meaning | A mode of action. | |
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| Example | "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" | |
| Synonym | course | |
| Narrower | blind alley | (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement |
| collision course | A course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict / conflict / conflict if it continues unabated | |
| way, path, way of life | A course of conduct | |
| Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| Spanish | curso | |
| Catalan | camí | |
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