nonviolence
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- noun
- /nɒnˈvaɪələns/
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- Advocates of nonviolence frequently say that nonviolence works, and the principal examples that they use of that are Gandhi in India and Martin Luther King in the U.S.
- commitment to nonviolence
- philosophy of nonviolence
- nonviolence to achieve peace
I just, I think we need to be panicking about this erosion in the norm of nonviolence in Western liberal democracy.
- I just, I think we need to be panicking about this erosion in the norm of nonviolence in Western liberal democracy.
- So, so, so Nonviolence is obviously a a moral strategy, and it's a morally superior strategy, right?
- Even with the Gandhian example of nonviolence toppling a colonial regime, a lot of people still believed that it was only through violence that freedom can be won.
- If every Negro in the United States turns against nonviolence, I'm going to stand up as a lone force and say this is the wrong way.
- What do you think about this flavour colour of the anarchist flag of nonviolence, nonviolent opposition?
Examples
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Therefore, one must adhere to the philosophy of nonviolence and choose to return kindness for violence.
Academic text (2007) -
Nonviolence means cooperation when it is possible... and resistance when it is not.
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For 50 years, we have been talking peace and nonviolence.
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In this world, nonviolence is no longer an option for intellectual analysis.
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Nonviolence takes a long time.
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And so, once more, the man of nonviolence... has challenged the might of the British Empire.
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The sea of humanity was ordered, directed by the common cause of nonviolence in the struggle for freedom and justice.
Academic text (2006) -
All of us delegates have one thing in common: a compelling belief in nonviolence and social justice.
Academic text (2001) -
And so, peaceful nonviolence comes first in India under Gandhi, and then later, here in the United States under Dr. King and others as a means of achieving civil rights.
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Nonviolence is a powerful approach for bringing about social change without resorting to violence.
Synonyms
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The belief that using violence, like fighting or war, is wrong and people should solve problems peacefully
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A way to act against authority without violence, for example by refusing to cooperate
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A way of opposing a government without using violence, for example by refusing to obey laws
Not using violence, even to protect yourself
Antonyms
How Violent
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonviolence starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest, violence, means 'force' or 'harm', like being 'violent'. So nonviolence is the idea of 'not using force' and choosing peaceful ways to make change.