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SYMPATHY STRIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sympathy strike mean?
• SYMPATHY STRIKE (noun)
The noun SYMPATHY 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' employer
Familiarity information: SYMPATHY STRIKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("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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