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noun
noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nonviolent resistance, nonviolence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: direct action
Narrower terms: hunger strike, Satyagraha
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