passive resistance

ˈpas•sive reˈsist•ance, n. [uncountable]

Governmentthe action of resisting a government or laws by not cooperating or by other nonviolent methods.

pas′sive resist′ance,

Governmentopposition to a government or to specific governmental laws by the use of noncooperation and other nonviolent methods, as economic boycotts and protest marches. Cf. civil disobedience, noncooperation (def. 2).

pas′sive re•sist′er.

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passive resistance n

resistance to a government, law, etc, made without violence, as by fasting, demonstrating peacefully, or refusing to cooperate

civ′il disobe′dience,

Governmentthe refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting, picketing, and nonpayment of taxes. Cf. noncooperation (def. 2), passive resistance.
Literature(caps., italics) an essay (1848) by Thoreau.

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