Sit-in (Noun)
Meaning
A form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Students staged a sit-in in the university's administrative building to protest the proposed tuition hike.
- The civil rights activists organized a sit-in at the local diner, refusing to leave until they were served.
- The crowd moved into the government building and began a sit-in, calling for the repeal of the unpopular law.
- In 1960, four African American students held a notable sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- A group of protesters occupied the city hall, beginning a 24-hour sit-in to raise awareness about climate change.