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Definition 2024

general_strike

general strike

English

Noun

general strike ‎(plural general strikes)

A coordinated work stoppage by a substantial proportion of the workers of a particular city, region or state, normally to achieve economic or political goals.

Translations

work stoppage

Aragonese: vada cheneral f
Asturian: güelga xeneral f
Basque: greba orokor
Catalan: vaga general f
Czech: generální stávka f
Esperanto: ĝenerala striko
Estonian: üldstreik
Finnish: yleislakko (fi)
French: grève générale (fr) f
Galician: folga xeral (gl)

German: Generalstreik (de) m
Italian: sciopero generale m
Japanese: ゼネスト (ja) ‎(zenesuto)
Maltese: strajk ġenerali
Portuguese: greve geral f
Russian: всео́бщая забасто́вка f ‎(vseóbščaja zabastóvka)
Spanish: huelga general (es) f
Swedish: storstrejk c
Turkish: genel grev