Direct action (military)
WordNet
noun
(1) A protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A form of political activism, in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. This is often (but not always) accomplished by means of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.