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Satyagraha

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Noun

1. satyagraha

the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Satyagraha

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noun
1. 
the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India
2. 
any movement of nonviolent resistance

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Satyagraha

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noun
the doctrine of Mohandas Gandhi, emphasizing passive resistance and noncooperation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Satyagraha

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n.
The policy of nonviolent resistance developed by Mahatma Gandhi as a means of pressing for political reform in South Africa and India.

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