| 单词 | general strike |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgeneral strike general strike n. (a) a strike of all the workers of one industry; (b) a concerted strike by workers in all or most of the important trades and occupations of a country with a view to securing some common object by the stoppage of business; spec. that in Britain in 1926. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike > by all workers of one industry general strike1810 coal strike1849 society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike > by most of the important trades of a country general strike1926 1810 in Docum. Hist. Amer. Industr. Soc. (1910) III. 370 The Society, in November 1809, ordered a general strike. 1830 Poor Man's Guardian 31 Dec. 8/1 It has been determined at a meeting of delegates, appointed by the spinners in the different parts of the country, that a general strike shall take place on Monday, the 27th instant, of all spinners who are receiving less that 4s. 2d. per 1000 hanks. 1886 Science 15 Jan. Suppl. 59/1 If a general strike in all industries be resorted to, there could be little hope of mutual aid. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 26/1 In 1891 a general strike took place in the German printing trade. 1926 Hansard Commons 3 May 71 I do not think all the leaders when they assented to ordering a general strike fully realised that they were threatening the basis of ordered government. 1952 Chambers's Encycl. World Survey 215 A general strike of textile workers took place in Bombay and towards the end of the period notice of a general strike on the Indian railways was given. 1954 B. North & R. North tr. M. Duverger Polit. Parties i. i. 15 General Strikes of 1891 and 1893 in Belgium; of 1902 and 1908 in Sweden. 1971 A. Bullock 20th Cent. iii. 72/1 The failure of the General Strike in 1926 marked the defeat of the militants in the British Labour movement. 1996 Homemaker's Mag. (Toronto) Mar. 94/1 Entire work forces slept over in hotels during France's recent general strike. general strike a. A concerted cessation of work on the part of a body of workers, for the purpose of obtaining some concession from the employer or employers. Formerly sometimes more explicitly strike of work. Cf. strike v. 24, 24b Phrase, on strike, also (U.S.) on a strike. Frequently with preceding qualifying word, as general strike, outlaw strike, selective strike, sit-down strike, stay-away (-down, -in) strike, sympathetic strike, wildcat strike: see under the first elements. Also figurative.The noun, together with the related sense of the verb, has been adopted into several European languages: German streik, Dutch strijk, Swedish strejk. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike turn-out1806 strike1810 steek1812 standout1826 stickout1845 walkout1881 stoppage1902 jack-up1945 society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike > sudden or unofficial strike outlaw strike1810 walkout1881 unofficial strike1894 lightning strike1913 wildcat strike1937 wildcat stoppage1942 rag-out1953 wild cat1959 wild-catting1969 society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike > other types of strike stay-away1867 sympathetic strike1899 stay-in1915 sympathy strike1937 token strike1947 hiccup strike1950 token stoppage1954 stay-at-home1959 1810 Docum. Hist. Amer. Industrial Soc. (1910) III. 370 The Society, in November 1809, ordered a general strike. 1815 Docum. Hist. Amer. Industrial Soc. (1910) IV. 42 It appeared there was a strike for higher wages. 1825 Edinb. Rev. 43 14 Combinations and strikes of work may be necessary..to bring things sooner to their proper level. 1830 Poor Man's Guardian 31 Dec. 8/1 It has been determined at a meeting of delegates, appointed by the spinners in the different parts of the country, that a general strike shall take place on Monday, the 27th instant, of all spinners who are receiving less that 4s. 2d. per 1000 hanks. 1850 Athenæum 7 Dec. 1282/3 Three hundred men on strike have taken a mill! 1881 Chicago Times 14 May The employés of the Grand Trunk car shops are on a strike for an advance in wages. 1899 C. Plummer Two Saxon Chrons. Parallel II. 289 Simeon of Durham..represents the enactment as causing a sort of clerical strike. 1907 R. Dunn Shameless Diary of Explorer xv. 201 Miller's stomach went on strike after we washed in the glacier stream. < as lemmas |
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