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noun
The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, South-Asia, uncountable, usually
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of satyagraha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable, usually
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noun
the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: passive resistance, nonviolent resistance, nonviolence
History
Either borrowed from Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ (satyāgrah) or from Hindi सत्याग्रह (satyāgrah), ultimately from Sanskrit सत्याग्रह (satyāgraha) (in turn, composed of सत्य (satya, “truth”) + आग्रह (āgraha, “persistence”)).
