effective resistance

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the resistance to an alternating current, expressed as the ratio of the power dissipated to the square of the effective current.

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Example Sentences

There are good reasons why German resisters, repeatedly stymied in their attempts to assassinate Hitler or at least stir up wider opposition to his regime, have not achieved the fame of the exponentially larger, far more effective resistance movements that were mounted in Poland, France and other occupied countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

This means that, while turnout for the “No Kings” protests is cause for optimism, effective resistance will require more than clever signs and animated crowds.

From Salon

As the Dear Leader, he is trying to remake American society in his own image and according to his personal fantasies — and he has encountered little effective resistance while doing so.

From Salon

The administration’s attempts to end multiracial pluralistic democracy is accelerating with little effective resistance from civil society or the mass public.

From Salon

I think we should be able to mount an effective resistance.

From Salon