Definition of satyagraha
: pressure for social and political reform through friendly passive resistance practiced by M. K. Gandhi and his followers in India
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Origin and Etymology of satyagraha
New Sanskrit satyāgraha, from Sanskrit satya truth + āgraha persistence
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