Example Sentences
"Martin Luther King Jr. used civil disobedience to fight segregation."
"Civil disobedience is a form of nonviolent protest."
Synonyms & Related Terms
Quick Check
Which best describes the meaning of civil disobedience?
Study Tips
To remember civil disobedience, try writing it in a sentence of your own. Connect it to something you already know about civics.
Use it in conversation today — saying a word aloud three times helps lock it into long-term memory.