general strike

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general strike

noun general strikes

  1. A coordinated work stoppage by a substantial proportion of the workers of a particular city, region or state, normally to achieve economic or political goals.

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noun work stoppage

Españolhuelga general
한국어총파업 chongpa'eop
日本語ゼネスト zenesuto
हिन्दीहड़ताल haṛtāl
Portuguêsgreve geral
Françaisgrève générale
DeutschGeneralstreik
Italianosciopero generale
Русскийвсео́бщая забасто́вка vseóbščaja zabastóvka
Tiếng Việttổng đình công
العربيةإضراب عام ʔiḍrāb ʕāmm

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@misc{general_strike_2026,
  title = {general strike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/general%20strike},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}