climate strike
US/ˈklaɪmət straik/
climate strike noun: a protest in which people absent themselves from professional or educational activities in order to join demonstrations calling for action to counter climate change.
Noun
climate strike (plural climate strikes)
- A protest in which people absent themselves from professional or educational activities in order to join demonstrations calling for action to counter climate change.
- Synonyms:
- school strike for the climate, Fridays for Future
Synonyms of climate strike
- school strike for the climate, Fridays for Future
Forms of climate strike
| plural | climate strikes |
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Origin of climate strike
Firstly coined in 2015 during a mass demonstration at UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the expression took off only in 2018 after the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg started skipping school on Fridays in order to protest in front of the national parliament. In September 2019 around six million people joined the climate strike worldwide.
Words formed from climate strike
- climate striker
Questions about climate strike
- What does climate strike mean?
- Climate strike means a protest in which people absent themselves from professional or educational activities in order to join demonstrations calling for action to counter climate change.
- What part of speech is climate strike?
- Climate strike is a noun.
- How do you pronounce climate strike?
- Climate strike is pronounced /ˈklaɪmət straik/ (US).
- What is the plural of climate strike?
- The plural of climate strike is climate strikes.
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