单词	civil disobedience
释义	civil disobedience noun : refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government Example Sentences In an act of civil disobedience, the family sent its tax money to an antiwar organization. A student organization is encouraging civil disobedience as a way to get the university to change its policies. Recent Examples on the Web Prosecutors have charged over 700 people with sedition and civil disobedience in the largest mass trials since the beginning of the Cuban revolution. Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 12 May 2022 The image of Canadian police moving in and arresting protesters on Friday in the nation’s capital, backed by tactical officers wielding rifles, is a seminal moment in the history of Canadian law enforcement and civil disobedience. New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022 Pro-democracy groups began two days of strikes and civil disobedience in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after security forces fired live rounds and used tear gas to disperse protesters in some of the deadliest clashes since a military coup last year. Nicholas Bariyo, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022 In all, 35 people were arrested and cited for crowding, obstructing or incommoding, a D.C. code often used when arresting protesters during peaceful, planned, and coordinated actions of civil disobedience. BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 The anonymous hacker group Anonymous made a buzzy return and was embraced by K-pop fans, many of them anonymous, while engaging in pranks that doubled as acts of civil disobedience. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022 Soon after that, a caravan of nearly 40 trucks, many waving American flags, were driving down the beach in an act of civil disobedience. New York Times, 24 June 2022 The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor torpedoed the secessionists’ plans for civil disobedience and perhaps armed conflict for the State of Jefferson, but the desire for a new state lingered in the area and was passed down through the generations. oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2022 But history has shown time and again how swift gains in territory eventually give way to grinding occupations, acts of mass civil disobedience and strategic dead ends. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1866, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition civil disobedience noun civil dis·​obe·​di·​ence : refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government civil disobedience noun as in rebellion refusal to obey laws as a way of forcing the government to do or change something In an act of civil disobedience, the family sent its tax money to an antiwar organization. A student organization is encouraging civil disobedience as a way to get the university to change its policies. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rebellion defiance noncooperation obstreperousness balkiness disobedience obdurateness insubordination recalcitrance refractoriness rebelliousness unruliness intractability mulishness contumacy waywardness frowardness obstinateness pertinaciousness perversity peevishness tenacity stubbornness willfulness contrariness obduracy doggedness obstinacy tenaciousness pertinacity hardheadedness self-will Antonyms & Near Antonyms agreeability amiability amenability subservience subserviency submissiveness slavishness deference trainability docility subordination submission compliance obedience dutifulness subordinateness tractability tractableness See More
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