sit-inˈsit-in noun [countable] 
Several thousand students staged sit-ins and protest marches.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Workers at the factory organized a sit-in to draw attention to their grievances.
- Demonstrators taking part in a sit-in in front of the law courts were beaten up by police.
- Eventually they realized that they looked as if they had come to participate in sit-ins.
- Hugh was at the Milton sit-in, where the workers won a fight to stop compulsory redundancies but lost the war.
- I was there because of sit-ins and marches and riots.
- In Pittsburgh, there were a few sit-ins, invasions of churches, minor civil disobedience.
- Southern police responded to sit-ins and civil rights marches with fire hoses, tear gas, beatings, and arrests.
- There was the odd student sit-in and the National Union of Students was beginning to find a voice.
Longman Language Activatorways of protesting about something
· The school has received over 3,000 letters of protest.· The protest begun by Soweto children rapidly spread throughout the country.mass protest (=a protest by a lot of people) · Over fifteen thousand people held a mass protest against racism in the country's capital.storm of protest (=a lot of angry protest) · The shooting provoked a storm of protest.in protest at/against · Prisoners have been holding hunger strikes in protest against their living conditions.· Public employees have threatened mass resignations in protest at the plans.
also demo British when a large number of people come together to protest about something, by having an outdoor meeting or marching through the streets: · The police had to break up yesterday's animal rights demonstration.· Some of the marchers called to us to come and join the demo.demonstration against: · Over 3,000 people took part in a demonstration against the dumping of nuclear waste at sea.
when a large group of people walk in an organized way from one place to another in order to protest about something: · Thousands of students took part in the march.protest march: · Local trade union leaders joined in the protest march against cuts in government spending.
when people protest against the actions of a country or company, for example by not buying its products, not attending its events etc: boycott of: · Farmers are calling for a boycott of all imported meat.· a boycott of the peace talks
violent and illegal behaviour by a large group of people in order to protest against something that they think is unfair and that has made them very angry: · Altogether the riots cost 130 lives and well over $700 million in property damage.· Racial tension boiled over in the inner city riots which spread across the nation last week.
when people refuse to leave the place where they work or study until they are given the things they are asking for: · Workers at the factory organized a sit-in to draw attention to their grievances.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Several thousand students staged sit-ins and protest marches.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
a type of protest in which people refuse to leave the place where they work or study until their demands are considered or agreed tohold/stage a sit-in Several thousand students staged sit-ins and protest marches.· We blocked off the main streets of the city centre and staged a sit-in at the Parque Libertad.· It was unclear how far the students are willing to go, but some suggested staging a sit-in along police cordons.
Several thousand students staged sit-ins and protest marches.