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: an act of occupying seats in a racially segregated establishment in organized protest against discrimination
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: an act of sitting in the seats or on the floor of an establishment as a means of organized protest
sat in; sitting in; sits in
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: to take part in or be present at a session of music or discussion as a visitor
—often used with on
invited to sit in on a rehearsal
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: to participate in a sit-in
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Artist Nan Goldin and filmmaker Laura Poitras were among two hundred activists affiliated with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) who were arrested following an October 14 sit-in the group staged in support of Palestine outside the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2024
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
This year, Democrats are fortified by a hefty war chest and the fact that a Democrat sits in the Governor's Office.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Artist Nan Goldin and filmmaker Laura Poitras were among two hundred activists affiliated with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) who were arrested following an October 14 sit-in the group staged in support of Palestine outside the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
After an all-day sit in a pop up blind, three longbeards finally marched through at 25 yards that afternoon.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
This year, Democrats are fortified by a hefty war chest and the fact that a Democrat sits in the Governor's Office.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sit-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit-in. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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