noncooperation
Refusing to collaborate
Noncooperation is the refusal to cooperate, especially as a form of protest against authority.
The term gained prominence through Gandhi's campaigns against British rule in India, where mass noncooperation—refusing to pay taxes, attend government schools, or buy British goods—became a powerful form of nonviolent resistance.
The workers' noncooperation brought production to a halt.
Peaceful refusal to obey
- passive resistanceOpposing through peaceful noncompliance
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
dissent · obstruction · refusal · opposition · nonviolent resistance · satyagraha · insubordination · recalcitrance
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
activism · vigil · occupation · campaign · movement · petition · assembly · banners
Official prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- banOfficial restriction on something
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- divestmentDisposal of assets
exclusion · shunning · ostracism · abstention · moratorium · withdrawal · avoidance · blockade
Wholeness through cohesion
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- mutual supportAid flowing both directions
collective action · camaraderie · comradeship · brotherhood · sisterhood · common cause · grassroots organizing
civil disobedience
Peaceful refusal to obey
- passive resistanceOpposing through peaceful noncompliance
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
disobedience · dissent · obstruction · refusal · opposition · nonviolent resistance · satyagraha · insubordination · recalcitrance · obstinacy
demonstration
Public display of opinion
picketing · activism · vigil · occupation · campaign · movement · petition · assembly · banners · placards
embargo
Official prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- banOfficial restriction on something
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
divestment · exclusion · shunning · ostracism · abstention · moratorium · withdrawal · avoidance · blockade · isolation
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
mutual support · collective action · camaraderie · comradeship · brotherhood · sisterhood · common cause · grassroots organizing
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- Indian historyancient India, Indian independence, Akbar, Mughal Empire, British Raj
- Draft Evasiondraft dodging, conscientious objector, conscientious objection, deferment, desertion
- GandhiMahatma Gandhi, satyagraha, ahimsa, nonviolence, khadi
- nonviolencenonviolence, pacifism, harmlessness, nonviolent, peaceful
- protestdemonstration, walkout, picket, protest march, sit-in
noncooperationcooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
collaboration · teamwork · partnership · working together · coordination
noncooperationcompliance
Adhering to requirements
obedience · submission · acquiescence · cooperation · conformity
noncooperationactive resistance
Deliberate obstruction or struggle
armed struggle · insurrection · confrontation · militancy · aggression