passive resistance
noun
: resistance especially to a government or an occupying power characterized mainly by noncooperation
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The author describes how Lewis, who went on to serve in Congress for more than 30 years, immersed himself in passive resistance while a student at the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
That led to passive resistance by Germans that tanked the country’s economy and helped trigger hyperinflation in 1923.
—Cyrus Veeser / Made By History, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
The informal nature of his directives has practically invited passive resistance, such as when the service chiefs and his own secretary of defense politely ignored his tweet about banning transgender individuals from serving in the military.
—Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2018
So, this openly gay man organized the March on Washington and inspired Dr. King to know about passive resistance and the teachings of Gandhi. ...
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
That led to passive resistance by Germans that tanked the country’s economy and helped trigger hyperinflation in 1923.
—Cyrus Veeser / Made By History, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
The informal nature of his directives has practically invited passive resistance, such as when the service chiefs and his own secretary of defense politely ignored his tweet about banning transgender individuals from serving in the military.
—Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2018
So, this openly gay man organized the March on Washington and inspired Dr. King to know about passive resistance and the teachings of Gandhi. ...
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Passive resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passive%20resistance. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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