Nonviolence

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  • noun. Lack of violence.
  • noun. The doctrine, policy, or practice of rejecting violence in favor of peaceful tactics as a means of gaining political objectives.
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  • noun. The theory, doctrine, or practice of peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.
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  • noun. A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.
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  • noun. peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
    • Word Usage
    "Re: The key feature to the success of nonviolence is the ideology of the oppressor."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    direct action  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Satyagraha  hunger strike  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    violence  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abstention  adventitia  ahimsa  ahmadinejad  booksand  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    a wise passiveness  abnegation  abstinence  calm  calmness  
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