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Definition of 'sympathy strike'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sympathy strike
a strike by workers who have no grievance but wish to show solidarity with another group of striking or locked-out workers.

Etymology: (1900–05)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sympathy strike, sympathetic strike
a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer

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