civil disobedience en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(uncountable) A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental.
We now had no alternative but to resort to civil disobedience, and we embarked in earnest on preparations for mass action.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 146:
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da civil ulydighed (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · id pembangkangan sipil (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · gu સવિનયભંગ (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · cmn 公民不服從 /公民不服从 (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · sv civil olydnad (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · th การขัดขืนอย่างสงบ (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · el πολιτική ανυπακοή (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · cy anufudd-dod sifil (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · cs občanská neposlušnost (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · pt desobediência civil (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · uk громадя́нська непоко́ра (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ml സിവിൽ നിയമലംഘനം (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · no sivil ulydighet (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · it disobbedienza civile (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · hu polgári engedetlenség (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ar عِصْيان مَدَنيّ (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · es desobediencia civil (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · th อารยะขัดขืน (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · is borgaraleg óhlýðni (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · nl burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · fo borgaraligt ólýdni (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ru гражда́нское неповинове́ние (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · fi kansalaistottelemattomuus (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · pl obywatelskie nieposłuszeństwo (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · yue 公民不服從 /公民不服从 (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · de ziviler Ungehorsam (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ca desobediència civil (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ja 市民的不服従 (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · fr désobéissance civile (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ga easumhlaíocht shibhialta (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ka სამოქალაქო დაუმორჩილებლობა (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · gd eas-umhlachd chatharra (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · th การดื้อแพ่ง (active and non-violent refusal to obey) · ko 시민 불복종 (active and non-violent refusal to obey)