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Princeton's WordNet

  1. man of action, man of deedsnoun

    someone inclined to act first and think later

GCIDE

  1. man of actionnoun

    A person who prefers to act rather than contemplate and gets things accomplished quickly an efficiently.

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  1. man of action

    A man of action is an individual who is characterized by their proactive behavior, decisiveness, and tendency to act practically rather than contemplating or deliberating extensively. These individuals often make quick decisions, are very energetic, and are known to frequently take initiatives. They are typically bold, fearless, and prefer direct involvement in events or situations, creating change or achieving results through their own effort and actions.

Wikidata

  1. Man of Action

    A Man of Action is the second episode of the seventh British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on Friday 22 November 1974.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of man of action in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of man of action in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of man of action in a Sentence

  1. Georges Clémenceau:

    When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

  2. Patricia Tollenger:

    I'm tired of the slip-throughs. The appealing part to me about Trump is he's a man of action.

  3. John Stemberger:

    I can’t speculate on his mental processes and what he decides to speak on, i’m concerned not with words but with action and he is a man of action.

  4. Charles de Gaulle:

    The perfection preached in the Gospels never yet built up an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be forgiven him, indeed, they will be regarded as high qualities, if he can make of them the means to achieve great ends.

  5. William Carlos Williams:

    The perfect man of action, is the suicide.

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