| NOUN | act | work stoppage, strike | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions |
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| Meaning | A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions. | |
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| Synonym | strike | |
| Narrower | sit-down, sit-down strike | A strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached |
| sympathy strike, sympathetic strike | A strike in support of other workers who are on strike | |
| walkout | A strike in which the workers walk out | |
| wildcat strike | A strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union | |
| Broader | job action | A temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands |
| Spanish | huelga | |
| Catalan | vaga | |
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