sit-in

plural sit-ins

1. A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.

   Thousands of students marched in the streets and staged a sit-in at T’ien-an-men Square, chanting “Long live democracy! Long live freedom! Down with corruption!”

   2000, Immanuel C. Y. Hsü, “The Violent Crackdown at T’ien-an-men Square”, in The Rise of Modern China, 6th edition, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 928

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   Local sources said a sit-in protest by hundreds of ethnic Hui Muslims took place on Friday to defend the huge new mosque, which was built last year in the northern region of Ningxia.

   2018 August 10, “Chinese Hui Muslims protest mosque demolition in Weizhou”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2018, Asia

   Synonyms: sit-down, dharna

1. not comparableDesigned to be sat in.

   a sit-in bath

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   a sit-in kayak