disobedience
Example Sentences
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Afterwards, Gandhi presided over waves of civil disobedience protests, encouraging supporters of the Indian National Congress to manufacture contraband salt, boycott foreign goods, and face down phalanxes of lathi-wielding policemen.
From BBC
As the Manual for Courts-Martial puts it, disobedience is “at the peril of the subordinate.”
It's all about defiance, disobedience and breaking the rules.
From Salon
A Muslim civil rights group, though not a plaintiff in the federal lawsuit, said it anticipates “impacted families” to engage in “respectful acts of peaceful civil disobedience” in response to ThuFrsday’s decision.
From Washington Times
“Civil disobedience attracts the hardcore few,” he added, “but when you get 250,000 people together on the National Mall, you serve notice on the political leaders of the day.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
