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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK BLOC

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Black Bloc is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLACK BLOC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Black Bloc

Black bloc

A black bloc is a tactic for protests and marches where individuals wear black clothing, scarves, sunglasses, ski masks, motorcycle helmets with padding, or other face-concealing and face-protecting items. The clothing is used to conceal marchers' identities and hinder criminal prosecution, by making it difficult to distinguish between participants. It is also used to protect their faces and eyes from items such as pepper-spray which law enforcement often uses to stun. The tactic allows the group to appear as one large unified mass, and promotes solidarity. Black bloc participants are often associated with anarchism. The tactic was developed in the 1980s in the European autonomist movement's protests against squatter evictions, nuclear power and restrictions on abortion among other things. Black blocs gained broader media attention outside Europe during the 1999 Seattle WTO protests, when a black bloc damaged property of GAP, Starbucks, Old Navy, and other multinational retail locations in downtown Seattle. Black blocs are an occasional tactic used by people who may also use other protest tactics at different times.

Definition of Black Bloc in the English dictionary

The definition of Black Bloc in the dictionary is an informal grouping of militant, mainly anarchist, protesters who act together during anti-capitalism, anti-war, etc, protests, often wearing black hoods and black clothing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACK BLOC

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black and tan
Black and Tans
black and white
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black arts
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black bass
black bean
black bear
black beetle
black belt
black bile
black bindweed
Black Block

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACK BLOC

ad hoc
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Belloc
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cry havoc
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Eastern bloc
en bloc
floc
havoc
Languedoc
Maroc
monobloc
play havoc
post hoc
postdoc
roc
sterling bloc

Synonyms and antonyms of Black Bloc in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Black Bloc» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACK BLOC

Find out the translation of Black Bloc to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Black Bloc from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Black Bloc» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑色组织
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bloque Negro
570 millions of speakers

English

Black Bloc
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काले ब्लॉक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كتلة سوداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Black Bloc
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Black Bloc
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালো সংযোজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Noir Bloc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blok hitam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwarze Block
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラック·ブロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블랙 공산권
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blok Ireng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Khối đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கறுப்பு முகாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळा चौथरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siyah blok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Black Bloc
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czarny Blok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Black Bloc
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

negru Bloc
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μαύρο Μπλοκ
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Swart blok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Black Bloc
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Black Bloc
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK BLOC»

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Black Bloc, White Riot: Anti-globalization and the Genealogy ...
Black Bloc, White Riot revisits the struggles against globalization that marked the beginning of the twentieth century and explores the connection between political violence and the white middle class.
A. K. Thompson, 2010
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Living Anarchy: Theory and Practice in Anarchist Movements
black bloc tactic is more clearly presented as a lesson for other activists or observers who are already politicized to some extent. When the black bloc speaks its key messages of self-defence against police aggression, the limitations of liberal ...
Jeff Shantz, 2009
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A New World in Our Hearts: 8 Years of Writings from the Love ...
On the Black Bloc By Ickibob Love and Rage Disco Bull, July/August 1992 Of all social movements, anarchism offers the widest analysis of oppression and ultimately the only ongoing path towards social revolution. We understand that as our ...
Roy San Filippo, 2003
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Alternative Media and Politics of Resistance: A ...
Nevertheless, many anarchists or anarchist-oriented activists do consider themselves to be Black Bloc and often engage in militant tactics that involve confrontation with authorities and property destruction. In an article published in Social ...
Joshua D. Atkinson, 2010
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Networking Futures: The Movements against Corporate ...
Guided by an emerging networking logic, the project involves postmodern parody , mixing images and codes from two widespread mass-mediated constructions: the Black Bloc and New Kids on the Block, an adolescent pop group that rose to ...
Jeffrey S. Juris, 2008
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Articles on Anarcho-Punk, Including: Squatting, Black Bloc, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Repression and Mobilization
set of challengers visible in European protests as early as the 1970s, but only recently on the U.S. protest scene, is the Black Bloc. The name seems to derive from a color associated with the ideology the protesters profess (anarchism) and the ...
Christian Davenport, Hank Johnston, Carol McClurg Mueller, 2005
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Goodbye Mr. Socialism
The recent events in Paris demonstrate the real fullness of the phenomenon of the damages caused by the black bloc: thirty cars in three days in Genoa, while in Paris more than fifteen hundred in a single night of urban jacquerie. Maybe it is ...
Antonio Negri, 2011
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The Dive
The Black Bloc turned out to be pretty much what Michael anticipated. There were Black Bloc groups all over the world. These groups were largely autonomous, loosely organized, local cells, sharing a strange blend of anarchist and ...
Peter David Orr, 2008
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Anarcho-Punk: Anarcho-Punk, Squatting, Crimethinc. , ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK BLOC»

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Happy Fourth: The Courts, Like the Legislative and Executive …
These might include Muslims, activists, Black Bloc anarchists--so named because they dress in black obscure their faces, move as a unified ... «Axis of Logic, Jul 15»
2
Expo staff mistake deaf pensioner for anarchist
Admittedly, the Black Bloc is a sensitive issue for Expo. In May, violent protests led by anarchist groups overshadowed the opening of the Expo ... «The Local.it, Jul 15»
3
Pan Am security: Officials working under 'Medium threat level' as …
Some Torontonians are still wary after the G20 summit in 2010, which attracted some violent protest groups, like the Black Bloc. It also led to ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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Inside the Massive Left-Wing Anti-Austerity Protest That Hit London …
At one point, a black bloc of anarchists split from the march and headed to Elephant and Castle. When they got there, they sprayed "FUCK ... «VICE, Jun 15»
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How Greek PM Alexis Tsipras clashed with Italian police at G8 demo
The demonstrations were later characterised by their violence, with hundreds of arrests and injuries, after black bloc anarchists looted and ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Today in History - June 26
In 2010, police cracked down hard on G20 summit dissent in Toronto after a roving band of militant protesters used so-called Black Bloc tactics ... «mysask.com, Jun 15»
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Officers attacked in Fayoum for 4th time this week
At the beginning of June, a group called the “Black Bloc” claimed to block the Qaroun-Fayoum road, resulting in clashes with riot police, who ... «Daily News Egypt, Jun 15»
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Police watchdog OIPRD swiftly rejects G20 'bandana' complaint
Police officers were assaulted, property was destroyed and the persons using Black Bloc tactics to escape criminal liability were, by and large, ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jun 15»
9
A hot weekend and a chilly G7 summit
The "black bloc" groups who like to burn cars or garbage cans and break windows have not been invited this time but, unlike Putin, they could ... «People's World, Jun 15»
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Egyptian authorities arrest 'Black Bloc' leader
The alleged leader of the anarchic Black Bloc in Egypt has been arrested by the authorities, Almesryoon.com reported on Tuesday. «Middle East Monitor, Jun 15»

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