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Pronunciation: [mˈas mˈuːvmənt] (IPA)

Mass movement is a term used to describe a large and rapid movement of earth materials, such as rocks, soil, and other debris. There are several synonyms for this term, including landslides, slope failures, rockslides, debris flows, mudflows, and rockfall. Landslides and slope failures are both types of mass movements that occur on steep slopes, while rockslides and debris flows refer specifically to the movement of rocks and debris. Mudflows are similar to debris flows, but are composed primarily of water and sediment, while rockfall refers to the single, sudden fall of rocks. These synonyms are important for describing and categorizing different types of mass movements.
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  • One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down brutally but which, again, regroups and moves forward as is happening right now as we are speaking.
    Wole Soyinka
  • Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and autocratic center.
    Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both.
    Eric Hoffer
  • Let me on behalf of the leadership of TUC Rivers State; pledge to continue to stand by the workers and the ordinary people as well as on our original ideology as a mass movement.
    Chika Onuegbu
  • There is a fundamental difference between the appeal of a mass movement and the appeal of a practical organization. The practical organization offers opportunities for self-advancement, and its appeal is mainly to self-interest.A mass movement attracts and holds a following not because it can satisfy the desire for self-advancement, but because it can satisfy the passion for self-renunciation.
    Eric Hoffer

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