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general strike see strike
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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general strike — ➔ strike1 * * * general strike UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► an occasion when many workers in a country, different industries, etc. strike (= refuse to work because they want more pay, etc.): »Unions have called a general strike, which is… … Financial and business terms
general strike — general strikes N COUNT A general strike is a situation where most or all of the workers in a country are on strike and are refusing to work … English dictionary
general strike — ► NOUN ▪ a strike of workers in all or most industries … English terms dictionary
general strike — n. a strike by the workers in an entire industry or, esp., throughout an entire community or country … English World dictionary
general strike — n a situation when most of the workers in a country refuse to work in order to protest about working conditions, wages etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
general strike — noun count a situation in which most or all the workers in a particular industry or country stop working in order to force their employers to provide better conditions or higher pay … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
General strike — A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class… … Wikipedia
general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * Stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in each of a number of industries in an organized effort to achieve… … Universalium
general strike — noun : a simultaneous striking by all unionized workers of all trades and industries * * * ˌgeneral ˈstrike 7 [general strike] noun a period of time when most or all of the workers in a country go on strike … Useful english dictionary
general strike — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms general strike : singular general strike plural general strikes a situation in which all or most of the workers in a particular industry or country stop working in order to force their employers to provide… … English dictionary
