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SIT-IN

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• SIT-IN (noun)
The noun SIT-IN has 1 sense:

1. a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move

Familiarity information: SIT-IN used as a noun is very rare.

• SIT-IN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sit-in" is a kind of...):

civil disobedience (a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination))

"Think globally, act locally."
(English proverb)
"When the poor man is burried, the large bell of the parish is silent"
(Breton proverb)
"Beat the iron while it is hot."
(Arabic proverb)
"If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again."
(Corsican proverb)

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