Sa·tya·gra·ha (s -tyä gr-h, s ty-gr h)n. The policy of nonviolent resistance developed by Mahatma Gandhi as a means of pressing for political reform in South Africa and India. [Sanskrit saty  graha : satyam, truth (from sat-, sant-, existing, true; see es- in Indo-European roots) + graha, determination, insistence (-, to + graha, act of seizing from g h ti, he seizes; see ghrebh-1 in Indo-European roots).] |
satyagraha [ˈsɔːtjɑːgrɔːhɑː]
n
1. (Historical Terms) the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any movement of nonviolent resistance
[via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: insistence on truth, from satya truth + agraha fervour]
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| Noun | 1. | Satyagraha - the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, passive resistance - peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate |
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