Definition of Nonviolent resistance

1. Noun. Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.

Exact synonyms: Nonviolence, Passive Resistance
Generic synonyms: Direct Action
Specialized synonyms: Hunger Strike, Satyagraha
Derivative terms: Nonviolent, Nonviolent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonviolent Resistance

nonvictimizing
nonvictorious
nonvideo
nonviewable
nonviewer
nonviewers
nonviewing
nonvillain
nonvillainous
nonvillains
nonvintage
nonvinyl
nonviolence
nonviolences
nonviolent
nonviolent resistance (current term)
nonviolently
nonviolet
nonviral
nonviremic
nonvirgin
nonvirgins
nonvirile
nonvirility
nonvirilized
nonvirtual
nonvirtualizable
nonvirtualized
nonvirtuosic
nonvirtuous

Literary usage of Nonviolent resistance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Box 5.9 nonviolent resistance IN POLAND Polish resistance to the Communist ... The decision to pursue nonviolent resistance in Poland was both a practical ..."

2. From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation by Gene Sharp (2003)
"nonviolent resistance has furthered the movement toward democratization in ... In this paper, political defiance, nonviolent resistance, and nonviolent ..."

3. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"... work together to produce a musical drama connecting nonviolent resistance and divestment for an all- school assembly during Black History Month. ..."

4. Low-Intensity Conflict in the Third World by Stephen Blank, Lewis B. Ware, Air University (U.S.). Press (1988)
"... of more than one million.70 During his career, Buthelezi has built an international reputation as an advocate of nonviolent resistance to apartheid. ..."

5. Behind the Red Line: Political Repression in Sudan by Jemera Rone, Brian Owsley, Human Rights Watch/Africa (1996)
"... apparently to deter nonviolent resistance to the junta as well as army coup plotters, President Omar Hassan al Bashir said he would not commute any ..."

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