Read this sentence from the passage. In fact, because of the tight control of the media in China, he may not even know that his actions made him an enduring symbol of peaceful resistance to oppression around the world.
Now read this dictionary entry.

1. an act of opposition or defiance 2. the ability to remain unaltered by something 3. the power to withstand or not give in to temptation 4. an underground organization of a conquered country that works secretly against occupation forces
Which definition of the word resistance is used in the sentence from the passage?

Answer choices for the above question

Definition 1

Definition 2

Definition 3

Definition 4
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overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

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i think the correct answer is b. phrase