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rights to work

rights to work is the plural of right to work.

Meaning of right to work

Noun

right to work (plural rights to work)

  1. (public policy) The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.
    • Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.1948, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 23.1), United Nations
  2. (US, public policy) The prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, work.

Questions about rights to work

What is rights to work the plural of?
Rights to work is the plural of right to work.

Words near rights to work in the dictionary

  1. rights offer
  2. rights offers
  3. rights the ship
  4. rights to remain silent
  5. rights to silence
  6. rights to work
  7. rights, titles and interests
  8. rights-of-way
  9. rightship
  10. rightsholder
  11. rightsholders

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