lakkovahti — meaning in English

English meaning

• picket noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
• picketer noun Someone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line.

Senses

lakkovahti is used for these senses in English:

• picket A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.
• picketer Someone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line.

picket — full definition

1. noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
2. noun A pointed wooden or metal stake driven into the ground, as in a fence.
3. verb To stand outside a workplace in protest, usually as part of a strike.

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