All civil disobedience synonyms
civ·il dis·o·be·di·ence
C c noun civil disobedience
- passive resistance — opposition to a government or to specific governmental laws by the use of noncooperation and other nonviolent methods, as economic boycotts and protest marches.
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- noncooperation — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- nonviolent resistance — passive resistance, peaceful protest