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Answer for the clue "Policy of not fighting against authority ", 13 letters:
nonresistance

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Word definitions for nonresistance in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. lack of resistance; not actively resisting

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nonresistance \Non`re*sist"ance\, n. The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nonresistance (or non-resistance ) is generally defined as "the practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjustly exercised". At its core is discouragement of, even opposition to, physical resistance to an enemy. It is considered ...

Usage examples of nonresistance.

She had taken the E&E course, yes, but Esmay doubted she had taken the lectures about nonresistance, passive resistance, seriously.

You promise food and horses and nonresistance and when they invade, you do or don't lick their boots according to the thickness of your walls and the kind of conscience you have.