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Definition: Sit-down Strike |
Sit-down StrikeNoun1. A strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Law | Work stoppage during which employees remain at their place of work and refuse to leave the company premises. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Sit-down StrikeSynonym: sit-down (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: sit-down (law, labor). |
| Domain | Title |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Ronald Martin, Robert Patterson, and Mark Martin stage sit-down strike after being refused service at a F.W. Woolworth luncheon counter, Greensboro, N.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "sit-down strike"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sit-down-strike (stay-in strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zitstaking (stay-in strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | istumalakko (stay-in strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | grève sur le tas (sit down strike, sit in), grève par occupation d'usine (sitdown strike), grève des bras croisés, grève avec occupation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sitzstreik (sit down strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απεργία με κατάληψη των χώρων εργασίας (stay-in strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ülõsztrájk (sit in, stay-in strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sciopero bianco (masked strike, stay-in strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | it-downsay ikestray greve de braços cruzados (stay-in strike), greve de braços caídos (masked strike, stay-in strike). (various references) grevã în care muncitori se prezintã la muncã (stay-in strike). (various references) huelga de brazos caídos (go slow). (various references) sittstrejk (sit in, stay-in strike). (various references) oturma grevi (stay-down strike), oturma eylemi (sit in, stay-down strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-i-k-n-o-r-s-s-t-t-w" | |
-3 letters: detritions, disorients. | |
-4 letters: derisions, detrition, dirtiness, disinters, disorient, dottiness, drowsiest, instrokes, intwisted, ironsides, resinoids, retinoids, rowdiness, seditions, stinkiest, tenorists, wintriest, wittiness, wordiness, wristiest. | |
-5 letters: dentists, derision, dinkiest, diorites, dirtiest, disinter, distorts, ditsiest, doeskins, dorkiest, downiest, droskies, editions, entwists, inditers, indorses, inosites, insiders, insisted, insister, instroke, intorted, introits, intwists, ironists, ironside, knitters, knotters, knottier. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 69 74 2D 64 6F 77 6E      53 74 72 69 6B 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101001 01110100 00101101 01100100 01101111 01110111 01101110 00100000 01010011 01110100 01110010 01101001 01101011 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S i t - d o w n   S t r i k e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0069 0074 002D 0064 006F 0077 006E      0053 0074 0072 0069 006B 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53758615708189802538684757771 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, danez, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, neamţ, alemán, tysk, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, greacã, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, portughez, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, romeno, român, rumano, rumänsk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turcesc, turc, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, englezesc, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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