action directe

Definitions of action directe
  1. noun
    a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
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    résistance passive
    a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
    non-violence
    peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
    marche de protestation
    occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
    grève du zèle, grève perlée
    a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
    grève de la faim
    a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
    grève
    a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
    type of:
    grief, objection
    the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
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