nonviolence

nonviolencenoun
Traductions
The movement was based on the principle of nonviolence.
Движение основывалось на принципе ненасилия.
Définitions
The practice of using peaceful methods, rather than force, to bring about political or social change.
The civil rights movement in the United States was largely based on the principle of nonviolence.
The absence or lack of violence; a state of peace and calm.
The community has enjoyed a long period of nonviolence, with no reported crimes in the past year.
Synonymes
peaceful resistance
nonviolent action
passive resistance
Antonymes
non-violencenoun

nonviolence

Usually uncountable; can also be used attributively before another noun.
Traductions
Gandhi promoted non-violence as a strategy for social change.
Ганди продвигал ненасилие как стратегию социальных перемен.
Définitions
the practice or principle of avoiding violence, especially as a moral or political method of protest, resistance, or conflict resolution
Gandhi promoted non-violence as a strategy for social change.
non-violenceadjective
Définitions
relating to or based on the principle of non-violence
The movement used non-violence tactics during the campaign.