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Definition: Sympathy Strike |
Sympathy StrikeNoun1. A strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Law | Strike action by a union in support of the objectives of another organization, but in which dispute it has no direct interest. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: Sympathy StrikeSynonym: sympathetic strike (n). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "sympathy strike"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sympatistrejke (solidarity strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | solidariteitsstaking (solidarity strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | myötätuntolakko (solidarity strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | grève de sympathie, grève de solidarité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sympathiestreik (sympathetic strike), Solidaritätsstreik (solidarity strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απεργία συμπάθειας (solidarity strike), απεργία αλληλεγγύης (solidarity strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sciopero di solidariet (solidarity strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ympathysay ikestray greve de simpatia (solidarity strike). (various references) huelga de solidaridad (solidarity strike), huelga de simpatía (solidarity strike). (various references) sympatistrejk (solidarity strike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-k-m-p-r-s-s-t-t-y-y" | |
-4 letters: mastership, shipmaster, strathspey, sympathies, sympathise, sympatries, therapists. | |
-5 letters: amethysts, hysterias, marshiest, mateships, misphrase, mistakers, mistreats, prettyish, samphires, seraphims, shipmates, sparkiest, spymaster, steamship, teratisms, therapist, trashiest. | |
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