job action

job ac·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [job ak-shuh n]
- /dʒɒb ˈæk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [job ak-shuh n]
- /dʒɒb ˈæk ʃən/

Definitions of job action words

noun job action any means, as a work slowdown, of organized protest or pressure by employees to win some goal or gain from their employers. 1
noun job action industrial protest 1
countable noun job action A job action is an action such as a strike in which workers join together and do something to show that they are unhappy with their pay or working conditions. 0
noun job action a temporary action by workers, such as refusing to work, usually undertaken because they are unhappy with their pay or working conditions, and intended to force the employer to improve these 0
noun job action a joint refusal by a group of employees to perform all or part of their duties in an attempt to force the granting of certain demands; esp., such an action by a group forbidden by law to strike 0
noun job action (chiefly US and Canada) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity. 0

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Origin of job action

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Job action

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Job action

job action popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

job action usage trend in Literature

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