Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - movement

~ n 1 »GROUP« a group of people who share the same ideas or beliefs and work together to achieve a particular aim  (the civil rights movement | The nationalist movement did not have widespread support.) 2 »MOVING« a) a change in the place or position of something or someone  (reports of troop movement in the area) b) an act of moving your body, or the way someone moves their body  (the dancer's graceful movements) 3 »CHANGE DEVELOPMENT« a) a change that brings progress or improvement in a situation  (There's been no movement in the dispute since Thursday.) b) a gradual change or development in people's attitudes or behaviour  (a growing movement among consumers away from buying processed foods) 4 sb's movements all of a person's activities over a certain period  (Police are trying to trace Carter's movements over the last hours.) 5 »MUSIC« one of the main parts into which a piece of music is divided, especially in a symphony 6 »CLOCK/WATCH« the moving parts of a piece of machinery, especially a clock or watch 7 »BODY WASTE« formal an act of getting rid of waste matter from the bowels (bowel (1))