civil disobedience
noun
: refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government
Examples of civil disobedience in a Sentence
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.
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In Montgomery Alabama, a stand alone prison camp that is usually pretty laid back, prisoners decided on a bit of civil disobedience and opted to skip eating in the dining hall.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Acts of digital civil disobedience are increasingly being targeted and prosecuted not as protest but as terrorism.
—Taylor Owen, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2015
What’s more, while some young people are worried that acts of civil disobedience might hinder their chances of getting a job down the line, that’s not a concern for people who are retired.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Those protests would culminate in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Acts of digital civil disobedience are increasingly being targeted and prosecuted not as protest but as terrorism.
—Taylor Owen, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2015
What’s more, while some young people are worried that acts of civil disobedience might hinder their chances of getting a job down the line, that’s not a concern for people who are retired.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Those protests would culminate in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for civil disobedience
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“Civil disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20disobedience. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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