強ごう訴そ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

direct petition; forceful appeal

Historical term for a group's forceful, often large-scale, direct petition to authorities, especially in pre-modern Japan. In modern contexts, it can refer to any strong, organized demand.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、農のう民みんが年ねん貢ぐの減げん免めんを求もとめて強ごう訴そした。

  In the Edo period, farmers staged a direct petition demanding a reduction in land tax.