Meaning Of The Word Passive resistance

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Passive resistance Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Passive resistance?

passive resistance in British English
opposition to a government or occupying power by refusal to comply with orders, or by such nonviolent acts as voluntary fasting or public demonstrations
noun: opposition to a government or to specific governmental laws by the use of noncooperation and other nonviolent methods, as economic boycotts and protest marches
noun: resistance to a government, law, etc, made without violence, as by fasting, demonstrating peacefully, or refusing to cooperate

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