Crossword clues for general strike
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 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.
Wikipedia
A general strike (or mass strike) is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are characterised by the participation of workers in a multitude of workplaces, and tend to involve entire communities. General strikes first occurred in the mid-19th century, and have characterised many historically important strikes.
Usage examples of "general strike".
The Mufti's blood orgy continued to enforce the general strike and the boycott of the Jews.
Nobody over there is any farther than a general strike away from a major national liquidity crisis, and when that happens you need friends.
On the great boulevards, and in the parks, some big crowds congregated from time to time, but more often people were scattered in scores of small groups, milling around in a kind of active paralysis, something between a general strike and a hostage crisis.
They might decide to stage an immediate general strike, reasing spice production and forcing Baron Harkonnen to crack ra.
They might decide to stage an immediate general strike, decreasing spice production and forcing Baron Harkonnen to crack down.
It takes a majority of the population, fired by a real feeling of grievance, to create a general strike.