action taken by a large group of people in which they refuse to obey particular laws or pay taxes, usually as a form of peaceful political protest非暴力反抗；温和抵抗；不合作主义
He advocated non-violent civil disobedience as a strategy to achieve civil rights.他倡导采用非暴力反抗的策略获得公民权利。
They called for a campaign of civil disobedience if the president did not honour the election results.如果总统不尊重选举结果，他们呼吁进行公民抗命运动。