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2 n [C]
an organized event in which many people walk together to express their ideas or protest about something
::In the end the police decided not to ban the march.
protest/civil rights/peace etc march
::I went on a lot of peace marches when I was a student.
when soldiers walk with firm regular steps from one place to another
::From Calais the general led his forces on a long march southwards.
on the march
a) an army that is on the march is marching somewhere
b) a belief, idea etc that is on the march is becoming stronger and more popular
::Fascism is on the march again in some parts of Europe.
a day's march/two weeks' march etc
the distance a group of soldiers can march in a particular period of time
::Lake Van was still three days' march away.
the march of time/history/progress etc
formal the way that things happen or change over time and cannot be stopped
::You can't control the march of science.
::She was desperate to halt the march of time upon her face and figure.
a piece of music for people to march to
::military marches
::a funeral march
marches [plural] the area around the border between England and Wales or between England and Scotland
-see also steal a march on at steal 1 (8)