#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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