A resistance movement is an organized effort by least portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objectives through either the use of nonviolent resistance (sometimes called civil resistance), or the use of force, whether armed or unarmed.

Italian may refer to: . Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries . Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom; Italian language, a Romance language . Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language; Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy; Italian culture, cultural features of Italy