refusal to pay taxes, obey government decrees, etc, as a protest
Derived forms
noncooperative (ˌnɒnkəʊˈɒpərətɪv)
adjective
noncooperator (ˌnoncoˈoperˌator)
noun
noncooperation in American English
(ˌnɑnkoʊˌɑpərˈeɪʃən)
noun
1.
failure to work together or in unison with a person, group, or organization
2.
refusal to cooperate with a government through various acts of civil disobedience, as by nonpayment of taxes: used as a form of protest, as by Mohandas Gandhi against the former British government in India
Derived forms
noncooperationist (ˌnoncoˌoperˈationist)
noun
noncooperative (ˌnoncoˈoperative)
adjective
noncooperator (ˌnoncoˈoperˌator)
noun
Examples of 'noncooperation' in a sentence
noncooperation
Although the women feed, house, clothe, and support the lords of the castle, they evidently take their noncooperation for granted.
Ursula K. Le Guin THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD (2002)