sit-inner
Definitions
A nonviolent protester who participates in a sit-in.
Examples
“I wish⟳ you had commended the Negro sit-inner and demonstrators for their sublime courage.”
“The interview schedule⟳ included two questions asking sit-inners for their perceptions of what their college administrators and professors thought about what they were doing.”
“The equation of student and sit-inner on a wide scale was in part the result⟳ of strategic framing efforts by representatives of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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