civil disobedience campaign

civil disobedience campaign
[,sɪvl,dɪsə'biːdjənskæm,peɪn]
кампа́ния гражда́нского неповинове́ния, кампа́ния проте́ста (организована Ассоциацией в защиту гражданских прав в Северной Ирландии [Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association] в знак протеста против преследования властями борцов за гражданские права и дискриминации католической части населения. Одной из мер, применяемых её участниками, является отказ от уплаты налогов, квартплаты и т.п.)

English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь). 2014.

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