The resistance movement
Example: The resistance movement played a crucial role during the occupation.
Definition
"The resistance movement" refers to an organized group or collective efforts by civilians and fighters who oppose and actively resist an occupying force or oppressive regime, often during wartime, through various means such as sabotage, intelligence gathering, and guerrilla warfare.
Etymology
The term "the resistance movement" combines 'resistance,' from the Latin 'resistere,' meaning 'to withstand' or 'oppose,' with 'movement,' from Latin 'movimentum,' meaning 'motion' or 'activity.' It emerged prominently during World War II to describe groups opposing Axis occupation in Europe.
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"The resistance movement" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - History - (B2) - set 1", containing 210 commonly used words.
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