What Does Demonstration Mean?

The word demonstration is the noun form of the verb "to demonstrate." The word "demonstration" has several meanings. One of them is "presentation" or "illustration." A display in an exhibition or a presentation in a class is known as demonstration. Many people link the word to an audio-visual presentation of an activity or an object on display.

A show of military parade or a military drill is also known as demonstration.  A public exhibition of a political or an activist group to express their views, like a rally or a peace march is also called as a demonstration. A popular synonym in this regard is "manifestation."


The word demonstration can also stand for "proof," or a series of arguments which testify the validation of a particular point of view. Words like evidence, corroboration, testimonial, verification, etc are the likely synonyms of the word "demonstration" used in this sense.

To show something to someone?