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civil disobedience
a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
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job action
a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands
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nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, passive resistance
peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
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recusancy
refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England
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sit-in
a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move
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protest march
occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
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go-slow
a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
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work to rule
a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace
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hunger strike
a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
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Satyagraha
the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms
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strike, work stoppage
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
