- on the picket line
- striking, protesting with signs
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
on the picket line
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picket line — picket .line n a group of people who stand outside a factory and try to prevent people from going in or coming out during a ↑strike on a picket line ▪ So far, there has been very little violence on the picket line. ▪ Very few workers were willing … Dictionary of contemporary English
picket line — picket lines N COUNT A picket line is a group of pickets outside a place of work. The miners are trying to get factory workers to join them on the picket line... No one tried to cross the picket lines … English dictionary
picket line — noun a line of people acting as pickets • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * noun, pl ⋯ lines [count] : a line or group of people who are refusing to go to work until their employer agrees to certain demands She joined her coworkers on the picket line. The… … Useful english dictionary
picket line — Union protest technique, creating a line of union members which nonunion workers and customers would have to pass in order to enter or leave a business. ► “The picket line, once largely honored by unionized and nonunion workers alike, appears… … American business jargon
picket line — /ˈpɪkət laɪn/ (say pikuht luyn) noun a line of persons forming a picket (def. 2): *behaviour on the picket line which is intimidating or violent will still be prohibited. –aap news, 1996 …
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Picket line — A picket line is a horizontal rope, along which horses are tied at intervals. The rope can be on the ground, at chest height (above the knees, below the neck), or overhead. The overhead form usually is called a high line.A variant of a high line … Wikipedia
be on the picket line — to protest at a strike … English contemporary dictionary
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