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general strike

–noun
a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism
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Cultural Dictionary

general strike

A strike of all of the workers in a nation or area. General strikes are usually brief and designed to show the unity of the working class.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: general strike
see STRIKE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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