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Synonyms for nonviolent
non·vi·o·lent
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Princeton's WordNet
nonviolentadjective
abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
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unbloodyAntonyms:
furious, lurid, knockdown-dragout, fierce, ferocious, savage, lashing, tough, raging, violent, ruffianly, bloody, slam-bang, knock-down-and-drag-out, rampageous, convulsive, hotnonviolent, unbloodyadjective
achieved without bloodshed
"an unbloody transfer of power"
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unbloodyAntonyms:
ferocious, ruffianly, convulsive, tough, lurid, rampageous, hot, fierce, raging, slam-bang, violent, furious, lashing, savage, bloody, knockdown-dragout, knock-down-and-drag-out
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How to use nonviolent in a sentence?
On June 18, we plan to carry out nonviolent direct action to ensure Heathrow Authorities close the airport for the day, to create a 'pause' in recognition of the genocidal impact of high carbon activities, such as flying, upon the natural world, this is not about targeting the public, but holding the Government to their duty to take leadership on the climate and ecological emergency.
I never saw him. I never met him, i was chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for three years, from 1963 to 1966. I was involved with the sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, the march from Selma to Montgomery and directed (the) voter education project for six years. But I met Hillary Clinton. I met President (Bill) Clinton.
During the civil rights movement, churches were essential for organizations like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to reach into rural communities and inspire local activists, the Black ministers of today are employing many of the same tactics of religious leaders in the past.
The Americans who crossed this bridge, they were not physically imposing, but they gave courage to millions. They held no elected office, but they led a nation, what they did here will reverberate through the ages ... because they proved that nonviolent change is possible.
If you think about a decision that you’ve made in your life and you get life without the possibility of parole for your first-time nonviolent offense, there’s just something so wrong with that.
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