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English noun: nonviolence

1. nonviolence (act) peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate


Synonymsnonviolent resistance, passive resistance


Broader (hypernym)direct action


Narrower (hyponym)hunger strike, Satyagraha









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