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bystandership

bystandership noun: the role of being a bystander, not taking any active part.

Noun

bystandership (uncountable)

  1. The role of being a bystander, not taking any active part.
    • For the most part, neither superiors nor fellow guards took action when they saw the abuse. Their passive bystandership allowed the evolution of increasing abuse.2011, Ervin Staub, Overcoming Evil: Genocide, Violent Conflict, and Terrorism, Oxford Universtiy Press (2013) (hardcover) (paperback), part I, chapter 7, 198

Origin of bystandership

From bystander + -ship.

Questions about bystandership

What does bystandership mean?
Bystandership means the role of being a bystander, not taking any active part.
What part of speech is bystandership?
Bystandership is a noun.

Words near bystandership in the dictionary

  1. bystander effect
  2. bystander effects
  3. bystanderish
  4. bystanderism
  5. bystanders
  6. bystandership
  7. bystanding
  8. bystreet
  9. bystreets
  10. bystrite
  11. Bystrom

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