hunger strike

noun

: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger striker noun

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As the years went by, Namazi tried many things, including smuggling out an opinion piece for The New York Times and going on hunger strike. Ben Kirby, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024 Then, one day, 30,000 incarcerated people went on hunger strike. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 Sharpton served a 90-day sentence in 2001 and went on a hunger strike for protesting the U.S. Navy bombing of the island of Vieques, in Puerto Rico. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024 The chapel occupation and hunger strike was led by Students for Justice for Palestine, an unofficial student organization on the campus, and involved around 20 students and supportive faculty; eight students joined the hunger strike. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hunger strike 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunger strike was in 1889

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“Hunger strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunger%20strike. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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hunger strike

noun
: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to stay alive

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