dharnanoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈdɑː.nə/us/ˈdɑːr.nə/Indian Englisha way of showing your disagreement with something by refusing to leave a place:
The activists organized a dharna in front of the college.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- counter-revolution
- insurgent
- mutineer
- mutiny
- overthrow
- palace coup
- partisan
- poacher
- poacher turned gamekeeper idiom
- put sth down 1
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- state of emergency
- uprising
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