nonviolence
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non·vi·o·lence
(nŏn-vī′ə-ləns)n.
1. Lack of violence.
2. The doctrine, policy, or practice of rejecting violence in favor of peaceful tactics as a means of gaining political objectives.
non·vi′o·lent adj.
non·vi′o·lent·ly adv.
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nonviolence
(nɒnˈvaɪələns)n
abstention from the use of physical force to achieve goals
nonˈviolent adj
nonˈviolently adv
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non•vi•o•lence
(nɒnˈvaɪ ə ləns)n.
1. absence or lack of violence.
2. the policy or practice of refraining from the use of violence, as in protesting oppressive authority.
[1915–20]
non•vi′o•lent, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  nonviolence - peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperatedirect action - a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands hunger strike - a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest Satyagraha - the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms |
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