Hypernyms for "cause"

actuate ad blitz ad campaign advertising campaign aetiology agent antecedent anti-war movement bastardy proceeding breed bring call forth campaigning candidacy candidature catalyst cause of death charm campaign civil suit class action class-action suit compel consumerism countersuit criminal suit danger decide destiny determine deus ex machina effect effectuate electioneering encourage engender engine etiology evoke facilitate factor fate feminism feminist movement first cause force fund-raising campaign fund-raising drive fund-raising effort gay lib gay liberation movement impel incite individual influence initiate inspire instigate kick up killer lead let life principle lost cause make manipulator mold moot mortal motivate move mutagenesis nature obligate oblige occasion occult operator paternity suit person persuade pioneer political campaign power prime mover primum mobile producer prompt propel provoke reform regulate set up shape solicit somebody someone soul spawn suborn supernatural theurgy vital principle war women''s lib women''s liberation movement youth crusade youth movement