strike leader
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4.7
- noun
- /straɪk ˈliːdər/
:
líder de la huelga
- Others accepted the risks of public identification by appearing before large audiences to thank strike leaders for their efforts on behalf of workers and to present them with bouquets of flowers.
- one of the strike leaders
Examples
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Stunned workers found plant gates locked, a development that prompted former strike leader Dean Smith to confirm the frustration and confess that most jobless employees had no immediate plans.
Academic text (2007) -
Now it's up to our strike leader.
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Strike leader, this is Dustoff-6.
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Strike leaders treated them as a distinct group within the emerging working class and named them as one: "young women workers," "the female working class," or "the feminine element."
Academic text (2000) -
The Correio do Povo even charged that women workers were the group that strike leaders were "principally" trying to influence.
Academic text (2000) -
At least one woman striker was recognized after having presented flowers to a strike leader and was fired when she attempted to return to her job in the stocking factory at the end.
Academic text (2000) -
Musmanno, who had worked as a miner and a steelworker, had created a heroic immigrant named Jan Volkanik, who was a courageous strike leader.
Academic text (1995) -
James Lawson was a dedicated strike leader who inspired the workers to unite for better wages.
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The employees looked to their strike leader for guidance on how to negotiate with management.
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During the protest, the strike leader organized the workers to ensure everyone knew their rights.
Synonyms
10
3.2
A person who organizes and speaks for workers, often in a union
2
4.8
A person who helps workers join a union and work together for better pay
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'strike' (workers stopping work) combined with 'leader' (person who leads) yields 'a person who leads a strike', which is exactly the provided definition. This noun–noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Strike leader comes from the simple image of workers who strike, that is, who 'refuse to work' together, with one leader standing at the front to organize and speak for the group. That's why a strike leader means 'a person who leads and organizes a workers' strike'.