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work stoppage
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noun
the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.
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Origin of work stoppage
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby work stoppage
work song, Worksop, workspace, Works Progress Administration, workstation, work stoppage, workstream, work-study, worktable, work through, worktop
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