Civil disobedience
Civil disobedience noun - A group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination).
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Synonyms for Civil disobedience
Mutiny and civil disobedience are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mutiny" instead a noun phrase "Civil disobedience".
Mutiny
Mutiny noun - Open fighting against authority (as one's own government).
Civil disobedience and mutiny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Civil disobedience" instead a noun "Mutiny".
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Related pairs
- strike and civil disobedience
- strike and mutiny
- coup and civil disobedience
- coup and mutiny
- revolution and civil disobedience
- revolution and mutiny
- resistance and civil disobedience
- resistance and mutiny
- combat and civil disobedience
- combat and mutiny
- anarchy and civil disobedience
- anarchy and mutiny
- outbreak and civil disobedience
- outbreak and mutiny
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