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strikebreaking

[strahyk-brey-king]

noun

  1. action directed at breaking break up a strike of workers.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of strikebreaking1

First recorded in 1915–20; strike + breaking 2
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Example Sentences

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How and why are armed officers involved with everything from patrols to strikebreaking?

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The federal government is empowered to obtain legal strikebreaking injunctions if an impending or current strike imperils "national health or safety."

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Spring training of 1995 was the depressing spectacle of six weeks of strikebreaking replacement players.

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Aside from these brutal tactics, the steel companies also used another strikebreaking strategy.

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But he has form for ruthless strikebreaking, both at BA and Aer Lingus, and his underlying message was no less robust for its scrupulous politeness.

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