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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
work stoppage
n : a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad
work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month
before it was settled" [syn: strike]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
work stoppage /wˈɜːk stˈɒpɪdʒ/
Arbeitseinstellung , Arbeitsniederlegung
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "work stoppage":
arrest, bell, boycott, boycottage, check, checkmate, cutoff,
dead stop, deadlock, end, endgame, ending, final whistle,
full stop, grinding halt, gun, halt, job action, lockout,
outlaw strike, revolt, rulebook slowdown, sick-in, sit-down,
sit-down strike, slowdown, stalemate, stand, standoff, standstill,
stay, stop, stoppage, strike, sympathy strike, tie-up, turnout,
walkout, wildcat strike
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