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SYMPATHETIC STRIKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sympathetic strike mean? 

SYMPATHETIC STRIKE (noun)
  The noun SYMPATHETIC STRIKE has 1 sense:

1. a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employerplay

  Familiarity information: SYMPATHETIC STRIKE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SYMPATHETIC STRIKE (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

sympathetic strike; sympathy strike

Hypernyms ("sympathetic 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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