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work-to-rules

work-to-rules is the plural of work-to-rule.

Meaning of work-to-rule

Noun

work-to-rule (plural work-to-rules)

  1. A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.

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Questions about work-to-rules

What is work-to-rules the plural of?
Work-to-rules is the plural of work-to-rule.

Words near work-to-rules in the dictionary

  1. work-study program
  2. work-study programs
  3. work-table
  4. work-tables
  5. work-to-rule
  6. work-to-rules
  7. work-tool
  8. work-tools
  9. work-up
  10. work-ups
  11. workabilities

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