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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | civil disobedience |
| Synonyms: | complaint, demonstration, fast, grievance, love-in, march, passive resistance, peace march, peaceful protest, protest, rally, revolt, riot, sit-down, strike, walkout |
| Main Entry: | sit-down strike |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refusal to work |
| Synonyms: | called strike, out-law strike, sit-down, walkout, wildcat strike, work stoppage |
| Main Entry: | tie-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stoppage |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, arrest, blockage, check, close, closure, cutoff, deduction, discontinuance, down, downtime, gridlock, hindrance, immobilization, interruption, jam*, layoff, lockout, obstruction, occlusion, shutdown, sit-down, standstill, stopping, walkout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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