stay-in strike

noun

variants or stay-in

ˈstāˌin-

plural -s

: a slowdown or stoppage of work intended to bring pressure on an employer and concerted by workers who remain in their work place compare lockout, sit-down

Word History

Etymology

from stay in, verb

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