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Sit-down Strike

Definition: Sit-down Strike

Sit-down Strike

Noun

1. 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.
 


Specialty Definitions: Sit-down Strike

DomainDefinitions

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.

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Synonym: Sit-down Strike

Synonym: sit-down (n). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: sit-down (law, labor).

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Commercial Usage: Sit-down Strike

DomainTitle

Books

  • The great Flint sit-down strike against G.M., 1936-37 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Sit-down Strike

ThumbnailDescription & 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.

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Modern Translation: Sit-down Strike

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

  

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Portuguese

  

greve de braços cruzados (stay-in strike), greve de braços caídos (masked strike, stay-in strike). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

grevã în care muncitori se prezintã la muncã (stay-in strike). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

huelga de brazos caídos (go slow). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sittstrejk (sit in, stay-in strike). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

oturma grevi (stay-down strike), oturma eylemi (sit in, stay-down strike). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Sit-down Strike

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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Alternative Orthography: Sit-down Strike


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)

    

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)

&#83 &#105 &#116 &#45 &#100 &#111 &#119 &#110 &#32 &#83 &#116 &#114 &#105 &#107 &#101

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

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Sit-down Strike"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsetanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, danez, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatiehollandsk, 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, taajuusmuutossuomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionranskalainen, 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, Definitiontysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, neamţ, alemán, tysk, alman

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηgræker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, greacã, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordításungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneitaliener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, portughez, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli

Romanian

dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcirerumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, romeno, român, rumano, rumänsk

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónSpaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättningZweeds, 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, tercümeturkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turcesc, turc, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationenglantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, englezesc, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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