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SIT-DOWN STRIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sit-down strike mean?
• SIT-DOWN STRIKE (noun)
The noun SIT-DOWN STRIKE has 1 sense:
1. a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
Familiarity information: SIT-DOWN STRIKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
sit-down; sit-down strike
Hypernyms ("sit-down 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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