Die-in

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of protest where a group of people in a public area lie on the ground to simulate being dead.

    "By reclaiming the streets through such actions as spontaneous (unpermitted) marches, critical mass bicycle convergences, or staged theatrics (such as the die-ins protesting the Iraq war), activists literally and rhetorically transform corporate space into public, autonomous zones."

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lie-in

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"By reclaiming the streets through such actions as spontaneous (unpermitted) marches, critical mass bicycle convergences, or staged theatrics (such as the die-ins protesting the Iraq war), activists literally and rhetorically transform corporate space into public, autonomous zones."

Etymology

From die + -in; modelled on lie-in and sit-in.

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