Inactive resistance to external force; spec. non-violent opposition to authority; a refusal to cooperate with legal requirements. Also: the refusal…
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| 释义 | society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > intractability or recalcitrance > passive resistance (7) passive resistance1715 Inactive resistance to external force; spec. non-violent opposition to authority; a refusal to cooperate with legal requirements. Also: the refusal… soul force1910 Spiritual rather than physical force; passive resistance; = satyagraha, n. Also: an instance of this. satyagraha1919 Spiritual rather than physical force, in which adherence to truth is central; non-violent resistance. Cf. soul force, n. 2. Also in extended use. Subcategories:— one who offers (1) — one who practises (3) |
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