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lakkovartio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • picket noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.

Senses

lakkovartio 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.
  • picket line A boundary created by workers participating in a strike, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass.

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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