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Resistance
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résistance
the act of refusing to accept or obey something such as a plan, law, or change
Example
The workers organized a strike in resistance to proposed cuts in healthcare benefits.
The community showed strong resistance to the construction of a new highway through their neighborhood.
There was widespread resistance among lawmakers to the proposed tax reform bill.
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résistance, opposition
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
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résistance
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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résistance militaire, résistance
the military action of fighting against the enemies to stop their advance
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résistance, opposition
group action in opposition to those in power
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résistance
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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résistance, résistance aux antibiotiques
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
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résistance, opposition
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
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la résistance, un mouvement de résistance
an organization formed to oppose and fight against a government or occupying force
Example
The resistance worked in secrecy to undermine the occupying army ’s control.
Members of the resistance smuggled supplies to aid the imprisoned revolutionaries.
The resistance played a pivotal role in sabotaging enemy supply lines during the war.
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résistance
the ability of someone or something that keeps them from being affected by something
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résistance, capacité de défense
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
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resist
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resistance
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nonresistance
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nonresistance
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