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noun

a strike by a body of workers, not because of grievances against their own employer, but by way of endorsing and aiding another group of workers who are on strike or have been locked out.

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Also called sympathetic strike.

Origin of sympathy strike

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sympathy strike

sympathize, sympathizer, sympatholytic, sympathomimetic, sympathy, sympathy strike, sympatric, sympetalous, symphile, symphonette, symphonia

How to use sympathy strike in a sentence

The influential al Qaeda propagandist, who was born in New Mexico, died in a U.S. drone strike later that year.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A senior Iranian official in Pakistan later confirmed the strike took place, declining to elaborate.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Saleem believes that the strike came from a nearby airbase across the Iranian border.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Leave it to Katniss to cut through a story with one perfectly aimed strike.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He turned his eyes upon her; but no sympathy was in their beams; no belief in the semblance of her tears.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
She fancied there was a sympathy of thought and taste between them, in which fancy she was mistaken.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The feeling for the tiny things probably has in it the warmth of a young personal sympathy.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The heir apparent and his brothers were cowering in fear, afraid to strike, yet hoping that others would strike for them.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Tony, less self-centred, less rigidly contained, had penetrated her by an understanding sympathy greater than his own.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for sympathy strike

sympathy strike

noun

a strike organized in support of another section of workers or a cause and not because of direct grievancesAlso called: sympathetic strike

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sympathy strike

Origin of sympathy strike

Words nearby sympathy strike

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How to use sympathy strike in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sympathy strike