civil disobedience
civil disobedience
nounDefinition of CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
: refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government
See Examples of CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
- In an act of civil disobedience, the family sent its tax money to an antiwar organization.
- A student organization is encouraging civil disobedience as a way to get the university to change its policies.
First Known Use of CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
1866
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