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sympathy strike

sympathy strike noun: industrial action by a trade union in support of a strike initiated by workers in another, separate enterprise.

Noun

sympathy strike (plural sympathy strikes)

  1. Industrial action by a trade union in support of a strike initiated by workers in another, separate enterprise.

Forms of sympathy strike

pluralsympathy strikes

Questions about sympathy strike

What does sympathy strike mean?
Sympathy strike means industrial action by a trade union in support of a strike initiated by workers in another, separate enterprise.
What part of speech is sympathy strike?
Sympathy strike is a noun.
What is the plural of sympathy strike?
The plural of sympathy strike is sympathy strikes.

Words near sympathy strike in the dictionary

  1. sympathovagal
  2. sympathy
  3. sympathy card
  4. sympathy cards
  5. sympathy is between shit and syphilis
  6. sympathy strike
  7. sympathy strikes
  8. sympathy verdict
  9. sympathy verdicts
  10. sympatico
  11. sympatoadrenal

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