passive resistance
Example Sentences
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Let's hope we see more passive resistance coming from the rest of the federal employees.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
Then he goes into a passive resistance mode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
District Judge Marco A. Hernandez barred police from firing less-lethal FN303 and 40-mm launchers and using pepper spray on people engaged in passive resistance.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Bringing this up elicits a lot of anger or passive resistance.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
“We shall say quite frankly that if noncooperation and passive resistance constitute high treason, then we are guilty. But these are plainly not encompassed in the law of treason.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
