is a specific kind of: act, deed, human action, human activity.

is a broader term that covers: congratulation, felicitation | slander | proposal, proposition | bid, bidding, command, dictation | agreement | citation | disagreement | offer, offering | asking, request | reply, response | description | affirmation, assertion, statement | denial | rejection | objection | informing, making known | disclosure, revealing, revelation | promise | boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise | naming | challenge | explanation | denouncement, denunciation | address, speech | resignation ... show more.