civil disobedience noun
Learner's definition of CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
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: refusal to obey laws as a way of forcing the government to do or change something（以拒绝遵守法令的方式进行的）非暴力反抗 -
In an act of civil disobedience, the family sent its tax money to an antiwar organization.这家人将税款交给了一个反战组织，以此作为非暴力反抗。
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A student organization is encouraging civil disobedience as a way to get the university to change its policies.一个学生组织正在发动学生进行非暴力不合作运动，促使大学改变其政策。