massive resistance
A political strategy aimed at getting Virginia officials to pass laws and policies…A political strategy aimed at getting Virginia officials to pass laws and policies preventing public school desegregation, particularly after Brown v. Board of Education.
» We came up against massive popular resistance.
Meaning
1 senses(US, historical, uncountable)A political strategy aimed at getting Virginia officials to pass laws and policies preventing public school desegregation, particularly after Brown v. Board of Education.
Examples
1 sentencesWe came up against massive popular resistance.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable