Difference between revisions of "Picket"

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''Picket '' - (verb)
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''Picket '' - (noun)
 
== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
The act of standing outside a workplace (or other venue) in order to try to persuade other people not to enter.
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A person or group of people who stand outside a workplace (or other venue) in order to try to persuade other people not to enter.
 
== Extra ==
 
== Extra ==
'''Source:''' Own Definition <br />
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'''Source:''' Adapted from the Free Dictionary <br />
'''Example of Use:''' The workers decided to picket the entrance of the factory in protest.[[Category: Industrial Action]][[Category: Glossary]]
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'''Example of Use:''' The picket was quite successful in persuading their colleagues not to go to work . Most workers decided not to cross the picket line.[[Category: Industrial Action]][[Category: Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, 11 March 2020

Picket - (noun)

Definition

A person or group of people who stand outside a workplace (or other venue) in order to try to persuade other people not to enter.

Extra

Source: Adapted from the Free Dictionary
Example of Use: The picket was quite successful in persuading their colleagues not to go to work . Most workers decided not to cross the picket line.