passive resistance
passive resistance noun: noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate.
Noun
passive resistance
- noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate
- On June 2, Gandhiji declared in an interview that passive resistance was inevitable if Government failed to meet Indian demands.1964, The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, volume XII, →OCLC, page vi
- Some Maoist “party cadres” at the lower echelon have taken an attitude of passive resistance against the “campaign of learning from Tachai in agriculture,” that was launched by Mao Tse-tung.1975 December 21, “Difficulties in agriculture”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVI, number 50, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
passive resistance meaning in Tamil and Kannada
passive resistance in Tamil
- செயலறு எதிர்ப்பு
passive resistance in Kannada
- ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧ ಚಳುವಳಿ, ಸಹನಶೀಲ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧ
Questions about passive resistance
- What does passive resistance mean?
- Passive resistance means noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate.
- What is passive resistance in Tamil?
- Passive resistance in Tamil is செயலறு எதிர்ப்பு. See Passive resistance meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is passive resistance?
- Passive resistance is a noun.
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