sitin
noun
1.
an organized passive protest, especially against racial segregation, in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them, as in restaurants and other public places.
2.
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises: Sixty students staged a sit-in outside the dean's office.
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| sit-in | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats in a public place and refuse to move as a protest |
| 2. | another term for sit-down strike |
| —vb | |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | ( |
| 5. | to organize or take part in a sit-in |
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Sitin
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
sit-in
1936, in ref. to session musicians; 1937, in ref. to union action; 1941, in ref. to student protests.
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