GENERAL STRIKE

Meaning of GENERAL STRIKE in English

ˌgeneral ˈstrike BrE AmE noun [countable]

a situation when most of the workers in a country refuse to work in order to protest about working conditions, wages etc

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

GENERAL STRIKE — Stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in each of a number of industries in an organized effort …
Английский словарь Британика
GENERAL STRIKE — noun : a simultaneous striking by all unionized workers of all trades and industries
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENERAL STRIKE — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENERAL STRIKE — mass strike involving a number of industries or services in an area
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GENERAL STRIKE — ■ noun a strike of workers in all or most industries.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GENERAL STRIKE — stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in each of a number of industries in an organized endeavour …
Britannica English vocabulary
GENERAL STRIKE — noun a period of time when most or all of the workers in a country go on strike
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERAL STRIKE — ( general strikes) A general strike is a situation where most or all of the workers in a country are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERAL STRIKE — (~s) A ~ is a situation where most or all of the workers in a country are on strike and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GENERAL STRIKE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A further 24-hour general strike on May 22 severely disrupted transport and services. ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GENERAL STRIKE — Stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in each of a number of industries in an organized effort …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GENERAL STRIKE — a strike by workers in all of Britain’s important industries, including public transport, that took place in 1926. The coal …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GENERAL STRIKE — Всеобщая стачка (4-12 мая 1926; крупнейшая стачка в истории английского рабочего движения; была спровоцирована предпринимателями и правительством, стремившимися разгромить профсоюз …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENERAL STRIKE — Всеобщая забастовка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка Syn: (Indian subcontinent) bandh
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Англо-Русский экономический словарь
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая стачка ;
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
GENERAL STRIKE — Всеобщая стачка (4-12 мая 1926; крупнейшая стачка в истории английского рабочего движения; была спровоцирована предпринимателями и правительством, стремившимися разгромить профсоюз …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
GENERAL STRIKE — эк. тр. всеобщая [общая] забастовка (забастовка, организованная большинством профсоюзов страны одновременно на многих предприятиях) Syn: all-out strike See: direct action
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая забастовка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENERAL STRIKE — всеобщая стачка
Англо-Русский словарь
GENERAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) attorney general Dawes General Allotment Act Estates General general practice General Agreement on Tariffs …
Английский словарь Британика
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENERAL — I. ˈjen(ə)rəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin generalis, from gener-, genus birth, race, class, kind + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENERAL — — generalness , n. /jen"euhr euhl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to all persons or things belonging to a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck also strick·en ˈstri-kən ; strik·ing ˈstrī-kiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENERAL — I. ˈjen-rəl, ˈje-nə- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin generalis, from gener-, genus kind, class — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
GENERAL — adj the public; the people; the vulgar. 2. general ·adj as a whole; in gross; for the most part. 3. …
Webster English vocab
GENERAL — [gen.er.al] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L generalis, fr. gener-, genus kind, class--more at kin] (14c) 1: involving, applicable to, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GENERAL — title and rank of a senior army officer, usually one who commands units larger than a regiment or its equivalent …
Britannica English vocabulary
GENERAL — general BrE AmE ˈdʒen ə r‿ ə l ▷ general|s z ▶ ˌ general de ˈ livery BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERAL — / ˈdʒenrəl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective AFFECTING ALL 1. affecting all or most people, places or things …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GENERAL — I. gen ‧ e ‧ ral 1 S1 W1 /ˈdʒen ə rəl/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GENERAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a completely or almost universal. b including or affecting all or nearly all parts or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRIKE — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GENERAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 a completely or almost universal. b including or affecting all or nearly all parts or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1. a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Oxford English vocab
GENERAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a completely or almost universal. b including or affecting all or nearly all parts or …
Oxford English vocab
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERAL — ( generals) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A general is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GENERAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a broad/general category ▪ Our range of programmes come into three broad categories. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
GENERAL — n. attorney general Dawes General Allotment Act Estates General States General general practice General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade General …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GENERAL — Synonyms and related words : ADC, Babbittish, CO, OD, Philistine, abstract, accepted, accustomed, across the board, aide, aide-de-camp, aleatoric, aleatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one-day , two-day , etc. ▪ 24-hour , 48-hour …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRIKE — INDEX: 1. to stop working in order to get higher wages etc 2. when workers are on strike RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRIKE — v. 1 hit, deal a blow to, knock, smack, thump, thwack, crown, cuff, punch, smite; beat, hammer, belabour, batter, pummel …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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