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walkout

walkout

33 4.8
A group of people who leave work together to protest
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːkˌaʊt/
translation icon : huelga
  • After several hours of negotiations failed, the staff decided to hold a walkout as a sign of solidarity.
  • staged a walkout
  • a walkout in protest
  • walkouts and strikes

I think you're maybe at a week Max, a business week Max for a walkout.

Examples

  • She led a school-wide walkout.

    Admission (2013)

  • Democratic representatives in Indiana caucused into the night Monday, discussing a possible walkout to deny Republicans a quorum.

    Blog text (6)

  • Trash removal workers have been on a walkout for over two weeks.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Walmart is fighting back against a planned walkout by workers.

    Blog text (26)

  • Students on the Slippery Rock campus were expressing concerns about what effect a walkout would have on their education.

    Blog text (1)

  • Union-backed groups OUR Walmart and Making Change at Wal-Mart were calling for an employee walkout during Black Friday.

    Blog text (8)

  • Soon after the elections, the Sandinista-affiliated public employees' union staged a walkout in protest against Chamorro's suspension of the civil service law.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The workers organized a walkout to demand better wages and working conditions.

  • During the meeting, the employees staged a walkout to protest the unfair treatment they received.

Synonyms

work stoppage
vswalkout
9 4.2

A time when workers stop working to protest about pay or conditions

is a visible collective leaving from a workplace to protest rather than absence
sickout
vswalkout
  • Literature
2 7.4

Many workers stay home as an organized protest to pressure their boss

is a visible group exit from a workplace to protest rather than hidden absence
sick-out
vswalkout
  • Literature
8.2

A group of workers who call in sick to protest and ask for change

is a public exit together from a workplace or meeting instead of staying away

Antonyms

participation
229 2.8

Taking part in an activity or event with other people

How Disruptive

shutdown
136 4.1
strike
442 3.7
walkout
33 4.8
demonstration
272 3.2
to petition
  • Formal
61 3.5

Surface Forms

walkout singular
walkouts plural

Morphology

walkout = walk (transparent) = out + walk

The noun is a direct compound of 'walk' + 'out' meaning the act of walking out (leaving), which learners can derive from the parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word walkout comes from the two words walk and out, and the phrase 'to walk out' simply meant 'to leave'. That's why a walkout is when people leave a workplace or meeting together to protest.