The practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjust or oppressive. The community's nonresistance to the new policies was surprising given their previous protests.
A doctrine or policy of passive submission to authority, especially in a political context. The leader's advocacy for nonresistance was met with mixed reactions from the citizens.
The complete absence of active opposition to any external force, influence, or violence; passive submission in general. His philosophy of nonresistance extended beyond politics to a refusal to meet violence with violence.