passive resistance English

Meaning passive resistance meaning

What does passive resistance mean?

— noun peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

What other words have the same or similar meaning as passive resistance?

nonviolent resistance nonviolence passivism

How do I use passive resistance in a sentence?

Tom, you're a man; passive resistance is not an option for you when someone you really love has been taken away like that.

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