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See also: non-violent
English
Adjective
nonviolent (comparative more nonviolent, superlative most nonviolent)
- Alternative form of non-violent.
- 2015 February 20, Jesse Jackson, “In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever”, in The Guardian (London):
- When Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 – 50 years ago on Saturday – I was an activist in the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King, a man of peace who led the nonviolent protests that brought down segregation in America, and ushered in the civil rights and voting rights acts.
- 2025 January 15, Linda Feldmann, “Outside the DC jail, where Jan. 6 rage and devotion live on”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- Counterprotesters shouted epithets as they walked by, but the opposing groups kept it nonviolent.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French non-violent.
Adjective
nonviolent m or n (feminine singular nonviolentă, masculine plural nonviolenți, feminine/neuter plural nonviolente)
Declension
References
- nonviolent in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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