sit-in

• Substantiv, das eine Form des zivilen Ungehorsams bezeichnet, bei der Demonstrierende Plätze oder Räume besetzen und sich weigern, sie zu verlassen, meist als Protest.

A noun referring to a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats or a space and refuse to leave, typically as a protest.

1. Civil DisobedienceB2formal

   A form of protest where participants occupy a space, such as a building or a seat, and refuse to leave until their demands are met.

   Sitzblockade

   • The students organized a sit-in to demand better campus conditions.
   • During the 1960s, sit-ins were a common tactic in the civil rights movement.
   • The workers held a sit-in at the factory to protest unfair layoffs.

   Synonymedemonstrationoccupationprotestsit-down