passive resistance
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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
He took his pacifism to the civil rights movement, where he helped solidify the Gandhi-like strategy of passive resistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Bringing this up elicits a lot of anger or passive resistance.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
The judge said Muhaymin engaged in passive resistance, meaning he resisted arrest without trying to assault officers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
The Indian campaign hearkened back to the 1913 passive resistance campaign in which Mahatma Gandhi led a tumultuous procession of Indians crossing illegally from Natal to the Transvaal.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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