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passive resistance
noun
: a way of opposing the government without using violence especially by refusing to obey laws
Full Definition of PASSIVE RESISTANCE
: resistance especially to a government or an occupying power characterized mainly by noncooperation
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First Known Use of PASSIVE RESISTANCE
1819
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