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Noun: passive resistance  'pa-siv ri'zi-stun(t)s
  1. Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
    - nonviolent resistance, nonviolence

Derived forms: passive resistances

Type of: direct action

Encyclopedia: Passive resistance

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