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civil disobedience

nonviolent opposition to a government policy or law by refusing to comply with it, on the grounds of conscience

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civil disobedience Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: We will use and build on existing strategies, including civil disobedience, to resist globalization and to assert our rights.

Adjective modifier

  • non-violent: For men like Currie the party's rejection of his call for a campaign of non-violent civil disobedience had been a grave error.
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