Sympathy strike (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer

Synonyms:

sympathetic strike; sympathy strike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sympathy strike" is a kind of...):

strike; work stoppage (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions)

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