sit-in
A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leaveA peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.
Meaning
1 sensesA peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.
Sitzblockade
сидя́чая забасто́вкаsidjáčaja zabastóvka, забасто́вка по-италья́нскиzabastóvka po-italʹjánski
a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move
Translations
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Origin
A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest).A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest).
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