3.5% rule

English Proper noun 3.5% rule 1 en politics The observation that nonviolent resistance campaigns involving at least 3.5% of the population are likely to achieve political change. en David Robson The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world 2019-05-13 Regarding the “3.5% rule”, she [Erica Chenoweth] points out that while 3.5% is a small minority, such a level of active participation probably means many more people tacitly agree with the cause. https://web.archive.org/web/20250829044750/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world