0 the act of showing in a peaceful way that you oppose something, rather than using violence: --
The Mahatma instigated several campaigns of passive resistance against the British government in India.
1 a way of showing your opposition to a law or official activity without acting violently --
Was not the passive resistance movement a revolt against the constitution of the country.
It will not end the rent and rate strike, or bring about co-operation by the mass of the people involved in the passive resistance campaign.
Passive resistance in any form will defeat it.
Even in the most highly civilised communities, passive resistance may easily degenerate into active resistance.
Although use of this tool is well-documented in measuring the force generated in voluntary muscle contraction, it is less well-established in measuring passive resistance forces.
The interviewees spiritedly engaged in the roleplaying task with no apparent cynicism or passive resistance.
However, the destruction of vineyards, much more than a mere source of income to many wine growers, mostly met active and passive resistance.
Having made the distinction between active and passive resistance, he stressed that any form of refusal constituted an act of resistance or at least non-conformity.
