general strike

noun

1. a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.

general strike

noun

1. a strike by all or most of the workers of a country, province, city, etc, esp ( caps. ) such a strike that took place in Britain in 1926

general strike

1. A strike of all of the workers in a nation or area. General strikes are usually brief and designed to show the unity of the working class.

Word History and Origins

Origin of general strike¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10