general strike
Noun
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Noun
general strike (plural general strikes)
- 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.
- French: grève générale
- German: Generalstreik
- Italian: sciopero generale
- Portuguese: greve geral
- Russian: всео́бщая забасто́вка
- Spanish: huelga general
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