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passive resistance — passive resister. opposition to a government or to specific governmental laws by the use of noncooperation and other nonviolent methods, as economic boycotts and protest marches. Cf. civil disobedience, noncooperation (def. 2). [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
resister — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. obstructor, staller, obstructionist, saboteur, opponent, adversary, activist, antagonist, opposition, die hard, bitter ender, last ditcher, objector, conscientious objector, CO, passive resister, noncooperator, dissenter,… … English dictionary for students
Protection passive contre l'incendie — Sommaire 1 Qu est ce que la protection passive contre l incendie ? 1.1 La lutte contre l’incendie a pour objectifs 1.2 La protection passive: une protection préventive … Wikipédia en Français
passiveresistance — passive resistance n. Resistance by nonviolent methods to a government, an occupying power, or specific laws, as refusing to comply, demonstrating in protest, or fasting. passive resister n. * * * … Universalium
pacifist — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peace lover, peacemonger*, passive resister, conscientious objector, Satyagrahist, noncooperator, civil disobedience campaigner, peacenik*, conchie*, sit downer*, flower child*, dove*; see also radical , conscientious… … English dictionary for students
Nonresistant — Non re*sist ant, n. 1. One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission. [1913 Webster] 2. One who holds that violence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
UCLA Taser incident — The UCLA Taser incident occurred on November 14, 2006, when Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a fourth year UCLA student, was stunned multiple times with a Taser by campus police, for allegedly refusing to be escorted out of the College Library… … Wikipedia
non-resistant — noun a reformer who believes in passive resistance (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑passive resister • Hypernyms: ↑reformer, ↑reformist, ↑crusader, ↑social reformer, ↑meliorist … Useful english dictionary
pacifist — noun you know, even pacifists can support their nation s armed forces Syn: peace lover, conscientious objector, passive resister, peacemaker, peace monger, dove Ant: warmonger … Thesaurus of popular words
pacifist — [n] peace lover antiwar demonstrator, conscientious objector, dove, passive resister, peacemaker, peacemonger, peacenik; concepts 354,416 … New thesaurus
