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Princeton's WordNet

  1. walkoutnoun

    a strike in which the workers walk out

  2. walkoutnoun

    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

  1. walkoutnoun

    a sudden stoppage of work; a strike

  2. walkoutnoun

    a similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest

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  1. Walkout

    In labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace and withholding labor as an act of protest. A walkout can also mean the act of leaving a place of work, school, a meeting, a company, or an organization, especially if meant as an expression of protest or disapproval. A walkout can be seen as different from a strike in that a walkout can occur spontaneously, and need not necessarily involve all the workers present, whereas a strike is often voted on beforehand by the workers, giving notification both to all of the workers and to the company affected. Walkouts have often been staged against the presence of a speaker or the content of an in-progress speech at a meeting. The protest, which is often a silent, non-violent means of expressing disapproval, is often interpreted as an exercise of the freedom of association while allowing the speaker to exercise the freedom of speech, albeit with a reduced audience in attendance.

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  1. walkout

    A walkout is a form of protest where people voluntarily leave their workplace, school, or other establishments as a show of dissent, often over a particular issue, disagreement, dispute or unresolved matter. It usually represents dissatisfaction with working conditions, government policies, school rules, or any other perceived injustices. It is often carried out collectively as a strike action by members of a union or employees to get their demands heard or met.

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  1. Walkout

    In labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace as an act of protest. A walkout can also mean the act of leaving a place of work, school, a meeting, a company, or an organization, especially if meant as an expression of protest or disapproval. A walkout can be seen as different from a strike in that a walkout can occur spontaneously, and need not necessarily involve all the workers present, whereas a strike is often voted on beforehand by the workers, giving notification both to all of the workers and to the company affected. Walkouts have often been staged against the presence of a speaker or the content of an in-progress speech at a meeting. The protest, which is often a silent, non-violent means of expressing disapproval, is often interpreted as an exercise of the freedom of association while allowing the speaker to exercise the freedom of speech, albeit with a reduced audience in attendance.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of walkout in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of walkout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of walkout in a Sentence

  1. Nathan Cho:

    Korean Air is designated as a public essential service and we need to maintain more than 80% of our operation regardless of the walkout, and Korean Air plans to do its best to prevent any kind of inconvenience that might affect its customers.

  2. Geraldo Rivera:

    I'm generally pro-union, but this walkout was clumsy, it was spiteful. It was absolutely devastating for these children's well-being. Where are they going to eat, some of these families now? I think it's absolutely awful. This is … absolutely cruel what they have done to these children.

  3. Jim Spellman/Getty Images:

    Our [assistant director, Dave Halls] never seemed flippant about safety, he may have in other shows, but he wasn't like that on ours. Obviously he screwed up majorly that day. He was stressed because the camera walkout had us an hour and a half behind and he made the most horrible call he could make.

  4. Geraldo Rivera:

    This is an illegal walkout. They should not be paid … Call it a day and replace them.

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