strikebreaking

[ strahyk-brey-king ]
/ ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ kɪŋ /

noun

action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of strikebreaking

First recorded in 1915–20; strike + breaking1

Words nearby strikebreaking

strike while the iron is hot, strike zone, strike-slip fault, strikebound, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, strikeout, strikeover, striker, striking, striking circle
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Example sentences from the Web for strikebreaking

  • The next morning a crowd stood before the stairway leading to the factory when the strikebreaking girls came to work.

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