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| has gloss | (noun) group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence nonresistance |
| has gloss | eng: Nonresistance (or non-resistance) is a philosophy and strategy for social change that discourages physical resistance to an enemy. It is considered as a subdivision of nonviolence. Practitioners of nonresistance may refuse to retaliate against an opponent or offer any form of self-defense. In the modern times, this has been used as a tool for social protest. A well known example is the nonviolent resistance movement led by Mohandas Gandhi in the struggle for Indian Independence. |
| lexicalization | eng: Non-resistance |
| lexicalization | eng: nonresistance |
| subclass of | (noun) action taken by a group of people group action |
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| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: neodporování |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 무저항 |
| Lithuanian | |
| lexicalization | lit: nesipriešinimas |
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| has gloss | pdc: Wehrlosichkeit, Wehrlosichkeet odder Wehrlosigkeit iss Non-resistance adder Defencelessness. Es iss en Satt Pacifism. Die Quakers, Amische, Mennischde, unn die Hutterische sinn wehrlos. |
| lexicalization | pdc: Wehrlosichkeit |
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| similar | e/Nonresistance |
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| media:img | Peace dove.png |
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