Definitions for walkout
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
walk′out`(n.)
or walk′-out`
a strike by workers.
the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, esp. as an expression of protest.
Origin of walkout:
1885–90, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
walkout(noun)
a strike in which the workers walk out
walkout(noun)
the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest
"there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"
Wiktionary
walkout(Noun)
a sudden stoppage of work; a strike
walkout(Noun)
a similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest
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