hunger strike
noun
a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest against imprisonment, improper treatment, objectionable conditions, etc.
hunger striker
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a word derived from
hunger strike.
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a word derived from
hunger-strike.
hunger strikenouna deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest against imprisonment, improper treatment, objectionable conditions, etc.
Example Sentences
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Bennett said the couple also went on a seperate hunger striker back in November as a "cry out for help".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
As a young activist in Paris, future Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh followed the Irish rebellion closely, and was reportedly inspired by the example of legendary Irish hunger striker Terence MacSwiney.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025
“Civil rights is not divisive,” said hunger striker Thenmozhi Soundararajan, executive director of the national Dalit civil rights organization Equality Labs and a member of the California Coalition for Caste Equity, before Newsom’s veto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
The death of a hunger striker in custody would likely spark wider unrest and demonstrations among Palestinians.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
Even so, he was doing better than fellow hunger striker Kidus Girma.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
