A sit-in is a protest in which people go to a public place and stay there for a long time.
[business]
The campaigners held a sit-in outside the Supreme Court.
sit-in in British English
noun
1.
a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats in a public place and refuse to move as a protest
2. another term for sit-down strike
verbsit in(intr, adverb)
3. (often foll by for)
to deputize (for)
4. (foll by on)
to take part (in) as a visitor or guest
we sat in on Professor Johnson's seminar
5.
to organize or take part in a sit-in
sit in in American English
to take part; participate; attend
often with on
See full dictionary entry for sit
sit-in in American English
(ˈsɪtˌɪn)
noun
a method of protesting the policy of a government, business, etc., in which demonstrators sit in, and refuse to leave, a public place, thus blocking traffic, disrupting operations, etc.
Examples of 'sit-in' in a sentence
sit-in
He just said quietly," I was not asked here to sit in judgment upon the past.
Patrick Robinson BARRACUDA 945 (2003)
In effect, their sit-in was a Hanford Out thing - clearly something which, if he was to retain authority, he had to resist.
Parkes, Roger RIOT (1983)
It was only when tempers broke loose and they were bodily removed that the sit-in ended.
Barbara Delinsky PASSION AND ILLUSION (1983)
In other languages
sit-in
British English: sit-in NOUN
A sit-in is a protest in which people go to a public place and stay there for a long time.
The campaigners held a sit-in outside the office.
American English: sit-in
Brazilian Portuguese: ocupação de um local como forma de protesto
Chinese: 静坐示威
European Spanish: sentada
French: sit-in
German: Sit-in
Italian: sit-in
Japanese: 座り込み
Korean: 연좌 농성
European Portuguese: ocupação de um local como forma de protesto