general strike

gen·er·al strike

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Definitions of general strike words

noun general strike a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country. 1
noun general strike mass work stoppage 1
countable noun general strike A general strike is a situation where most or all of the workers in a country are on strike and are refusing to work. 0
noun general strike a strike by all or most of the workers of a country, province, city, etc, esp (caps.) such a strike that took place in Britain in 1926 0
noun general strike a strike by the workers in an entire industry or, esp., throughout an entire community or country 0

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1800-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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