sit-in

[ sit-in ]
/ ˈsɪtˌɪn /

noun

any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises: Sixty students staged a sit-in outside the dean's office.
an organized passive protest, especially against racial segregation, in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them, as in restaurants and other public places.

Origin of sit-in

1955–60; noun use of verb phrase sit in (a place); cf. sit1, -in3

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British Dictionary definitions for sit-in

sit-in

noun

a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats in a public place and refuse to move as a protest
another term for sit-down strike

verb sit in (intr, adverb)

(often foll by for) to deputize (for)
(foll by on) to take part (in) as a visitor or guest we sat in on Professor Johnson's seminar
to organize or take part in a sit-in