From Longman Business Dictionary sitin ˈsitin noun countable HUMAN RESOURCES a type of protest in which people refuse to leave the place where they work or study until their demands are agreed to Several hundred employees of a national bank staged a sitin to protest against plans to close branches and cut jobsThe 16 United States House of Representatives sitin began on June 22, 16, when members of the House Democratic Caucus, led by Georgia Representative John Lewis and Massachusetts Representative Katherine Clark, and Illinois Representative Robin Kelly, declared their intention to remain on the floor of the United States House of Representatives until its Republican Speaker, Paul Ryan, allowed votes on gun control legislation in the aftermath of the June 12, 16 Orlando nightclub shooting ThA doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sitin, when four college students staged a pe...