#protest.resistance__objection__dissent the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
supertype: resistance group action in opposition to those in power
subtype: boycott a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
subtype: direct_action a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
subtype: civil_disobedience__civildisobedience a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"
subtype: sit-in__sitin a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move
subtype: protest_march__protestmarch occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
subtype: peace_march a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace
subtype: go-slow (British) a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
subtype: passive_resistance__passiveresistance__nonviolent_resistance__nonviolence peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
subtype: Satyagraha the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms
subtype: recusancy refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England
subtype: work_stoppage__strike a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
subtype: sit-down_strike__sit-down__sitdown a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
subtype: sympathy_strike__sympathetic_strike__sympatheticstrike a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer
subtype: walkout a strike in which the worker walk out
subtype: wildcat_strike__wildcatstrike a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union
subtype: demonstration.protest a public display of group feelings; "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
subtype: Boston_Tea_Party (American history) demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
subtype: work-in occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory
subtype: protest_march__protestmarch occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
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