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How to sign: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident";
Within this category: determine, effect, engender, facilitate, impel, initiate, make, motivate, occasion, provoke
How to sign: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
"he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to;
Similiar / Same: crusade, campaign, drive, effort, movement
Categories: venture
Within this category: advertising campaign, anti-war movement, campaigning, consumerism, ecumenical movement, feminist movement, fund-raising campaign, gay liberation movement, lost cause, reform, war, youth movement
How to sign: a justification for something existing or happening
"he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice";
Similiar / Same: grounds, reason
Categories: justification