The withholding of usual obedience to, or participation in, the political system. The aim may be to correct a specific grievance or to disintegrate a government. Nonviolent sanctions are less likely than violent ones to be simple reprisals and more likely to be intended to achieve a given objective. M.K. Gandhi's version of nonviolent action, and also his fuller belief system enjoining nonviolent personal behavior and social responsibility. A group's deliberate restriction or suspension of work, usually temporary, to put pressure on employers or sometimes the government.
Strikes take many forms and range widely in extent and duration.
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