sit-in (redirected from Sit-ins)

sit-in (stn)

n.

1. An organized protest demonstration in which participants seat themselves in an appropriate place and refuse to move.

2. The act of occupying the seats or an area of a segregated establishment to protest racial discrimination.

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sit-in

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats in a public place and refuse to move as a protest

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) another term for sit-down strike

vb sit in (intr, adverb)

1. (often foll by for) to deputize (for)

2. (foll by on) to take part (in) as a visitor or guest we sat in on Professor Johnson's seminar

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to organize or take part in a sit-in

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sit-in - a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move civil disobedience - a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"

Translations

sit-in [ˈsɪtɪn] N (= protest, demonstration) → encierro m, ocupación f; (= strike) → huelga f de brazos caídos, sentada f

sit-in

n → Sit-in nt; to hold or stage a sit-in → ein Sit-in veranstalten

sit-in [ˈsɪtˌɪn] n (demonstration) → sit-in m inv
to hold a sit-in → fare un sit-in

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sit-in [ˈsɪtˌɪn] n (demonstration) → sit-in m inv
to hold a sit-in → fare un sit-in