general strikenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdʒen.ər.əl ˈstraɪk/us/ˌdʒen.ɚ.əl ˈstraɪk/a strike in which most workers in a country refuse to work until they are given higher pay or something else that they want
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Industrial action
- abstain
- blackleg
- cooling-off period
- demarcation dispute
- direct action
- lightning strike
- lock
- lock sb out
- lockout
- pay claim
- picket
- picket line
- strike
- strike pay
- strikebreaker
- sympathy
- walk
- walk out
- walkout
- wildcat strike
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