passive resistance

Example Sentences

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Let's hope we see more passive resistance coming from the rest of the federal employees.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

He took his pacifism to the civil rights movement, where he helped solidify the Gandhi-like strategy of passive resistance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Bringing this up elicits a lot of anger or passive resistance.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

Instead she seems engaged in a kind of passive resistance, defying all expectations of women who enter the realm of rock genius.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

“We shall say quite frankly that if noncooperation and passive resistance constitute high treason, then we are guilty. But these are plainly not encompassed in the law of treason.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela