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Sympathy Strike

Definition: Sympathy Strike

Sympathy Strike

Noun

1. 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.
 


Specialty Definition: Sympathy Strike

DomainDefinition

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)

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

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Synonym: Sympathy Strike

Synonym: sympathetic strike (n). (additional references)

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Modern Translation: Sympathy Strike

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

   

Portuguese

  

greve de simpatia (solidarity strike). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

huelga de solidaridad (solidarity strike), huelga de simpatía (solidarity strike). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sympatistrejk (solidarity strike). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Sympathy Strike

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.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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