nonviolence 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
Hypernym
direct action 1
noun
a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
EnglishDerivationally related form
nonviolent 2
adjective
achieved without bloodshed
nonviolent 1
adjective
abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
Hyponym
hunger strike 1
noun
a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
Satyagraha 1
noun
the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms
