popular resistance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpopularandresistance
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popular
adjective
uk/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/us/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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resistance
noun
uk/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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(Definition ofpopularandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Authoritarian governments may face serious uncertainties in dealing withpopularresistance.
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This is possible when there is more than one authority which deals withpopularresistance.
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The majority ofpopularresistancestopped short of open rebellion.
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They show that the outcome ofpopularresistanceis largely determined by the cost of concessions and the forcefulness of resistance.
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Popularresistanceagainst these measures had contributed to their failure.
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Popularresistanceto conscription was widespread and took many different forms.
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They disparaged the notion thatpopularresistancemight spring from decades of social inequality and military dictatorship.
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Our data thus reveal local governments' constraints and autonomy in dealing withpopularresistance.
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To examine how the government deals withpopularresistanceis largely to examine the outcomes of the resistance.
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No doubt both dogged individualism andpopularresistancehave played their part in the retention of land with rights in common into the twentieth century.
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At times, consolidation programmes have been greeted withpopularresistance.
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Nonetheless, our collection includes cases that occurred in twenty-one provinces between 1995 and 2006, and they do shed light on the state's response topopularresistance.
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Ultimately, strongpopularresistanceand uniform international condemnation against these authoritarian impositions helped to restore ' limited democracy ' and provided decisive momentum to reinvigorate the peace process.
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Depending on what historic episode was chosen and how it was interpreted, radicals could make claims forpopularresistanceto tyranny or the right to arm in defence of liberty.
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Greatpopularresistanceto occupation has surely contributed to their apparent desire to find a face-saving formula for pulling out.
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A movement ofpopularresistanceis growing throughout the country.
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That is why any move to close it will be met by a campaign ofpopularresistancethe like of which has not been seen before.
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The answer to each of these questions is an affirmative and the work is interesting for the grounds that it gives forpopularresistance.
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Consequently, murga lends itself well to being used as a form ofpopularresistance.
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