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单词 non-resistance
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Definition of non-resistance in English:

non-resistance

noun nɒnrɪˈzɪst(ə)ns
mass noun
  • The practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjustly exercised.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was the first to publish articles exposing the atrocities committed and he deprecated the policy of non-resistance.
    • She points out that the Mennonite doctrine of non-resistance affected women very differently than men.
    • It reached its height in 1710 when the Whigs impeached the Tory divine, Dr Sacheverell, for preaching the old doctrine of non-resistance.
    • The trouble is that those who urged non-resistance to fascism then were, by and large, those who urged that we leave fascism in place more recently.
    • Reagan signaled that the period of non-resistance was over, and this gave us hope.
    Synonyms
    compliance, submissiveness, yielding, malleability, acquiescence, tractability, tractableness, manageability, unassertiveness, passivity, obedience, biddability, dutifulness, duteousness, docility, meekness, tameness, patience, resignation, humility, self-effacement, deference, subservience, servility, subjection, self-abasement, obsequiousness, obeisance
 
 
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