pocket of resistance



pocket of resistance

Fig. a small group of people who resist change or domination. The accounting department seems to be a pocket of resistance when it comes to automating.
See also: of, pocket, resistance

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adde-Frisian
Lanre-Western African, Yoruba
Wandal-Ancient Germanic
AmunAH-mun (English)Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Bara-Croatian
ImriŠKa-Slovak