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🪧 A sit-in protest 🪧 To protest by sitting
to dharna

to dharna

9.9
To take part in a peaceful sit-in protest to ask for action or help
  • verb
  • Indian
: dharna
  • Activists decided to dharna outside the government building until their demands were heard.

Examples

  • The workers will dharna peacefully in front of the factory to protest unfair wages.

  • Many citizens chose to dharna at the park, calling for environmental reforms.

  • They decided to dharna outside the government office.

  • The students dharnaed for better facilities at their school.

  • Activists decided to dharna outside the government building until their demands were heard.

  • The workers will dharna peacefully in front of the factory to protest unfair wages.

  • Many citizens chose to dharna at the park, calling for environmental reforms.

Synonyms

to sit in
vsto dharna
22 5.1

To stay in a place as a protest to demand change

is a nonviolent occupation aimed specifically at getting authorities to act

Antonyms

to comply
245 3.8

Do what a rule or person asks

How Peaceful

to dharna
  • Indian
9.9
to sit in
22 5.1
march
183 2.6
to protest
383 3.2
to clash
58 3.1
to riot
43 4.9

Surface Forms

dharna infinitive
dharnaed past
dharnaed past participle
dharnaing present participle
dharnaes third person singular

Etymology

The verb dharna comes from Hindi and Urdu and from the same old root dhṛ meaning 'to hold' or 'to stay'. To dharna is to join a peaceful sit-in and 'hold' your place until officials respond.