disobedience
lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
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How to use disobedience in a sentence
Yes, the drinking and disobedience had gone too far and I needed an intervention.
Traditional school isn’t always the way to go, and I wish my parents had seen that earlier | Kenneth R. Rosen | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostWhen top leaders themselves disagree with each other on policy priorities, subordinates gain more leeway to exercise strategic disobedience or “buck-passing” – shirking their responsibilities in pollution control.
The Environmental Challenges of China's Recovery After COVID-19 | Yanzhong Huang | February 2, 2021 | TimeWhile arrests have increased as protesters have sought to use civil disobedience to make a point, the arrests often are planned and choreographed.
D.C. is becoming a protest battleground. In a polarized nation, experts say that’s unlikely to change. | Marissa Lang | January 1, 2021 | Washington PostBeyond protests and civil disobedience, we are lobbying political leaders for climate action.
It’s about time adults start rising up against climate change | Alexandria Villaseñor | October 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThey’re engaging in their own version of civil disobedience — showing that they’re the thin blue line and that without them there will be chaos.
What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs? | by Alec MacGillis | September 3, 2020 | ProPublica
Saint Louis City police also spent $325,000 upgrading helmets, sticks and other civil disobedience equipment.
Visitors like Sun have never seen civil disobedience practiced in real life.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies | Brendon Hong | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShoppers from Mainland China arrived in droves, and gained front row seats to civil disobedience in action.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies | Brendon Hong | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe laid the blame firmly on meddling by foreign powers sowing civil disobedience.
But all Americans practice libertarian civil disobedience already, on their IRS forms.
Up To A Point: My Problem With People Who Agree With Me | P. J. O’Rourke | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe stared at his men, astonished and impatient at this strange disobedience.
His disobedience is not as if that requirement were inconsistent with his natural powers, but as opposed by their tendency.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamFrom the stories of Jonah and King Saul she brought forth some excellent lessons on disobedience.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumTheir resistance consisted of disobedience of the orders of the Government, even to the extent of suffering death at their hands.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiA strong motive might induce her to disobey, but the disobedience in that case would be open.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties | Charles Major
British Dictionary definitions for disobedience
/ (ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns) /
lack of obedience
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