Meaning & use
nonviolent
Not using or involving physical force or violence.
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The protesters remained nonviolent even as police moved in.
Gandhi's nonviolent resistance became a model for civil rights movements worldwide.
A note on using this word
Often describes deliberate political or social resistance, not merely the absence of conflict.
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