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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RELATED WORDS

lockout, walkout, strike

Nearby words

work over, work projects administration, work rules, work song, work station, work stoppage, work through, work train, work up, work wonders, work-furlough

Origin of work stoppage

First recorded in 1940–45

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