"general strike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: general strikes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} general strike (plural general strikes)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: general strike Translations (work stoppage): إضراب عام (ʔiḍrāb ʕāmm) [masculine] (Arabic), vada cheneral [feminine] (Aragonese), güelga xeneral [feminine] (Asturian), greba orokor (Basque), vaga general [feminine] (Catalan), generální stávka [feminine] (Czech), ĝenerala striko (Esperanto), üldstreik (Estonian), yleislakko (Finnish), grève générale [feminine] (French), folga xeral (Galician), Generalstreik [masculine] (German), हड़ताल (haṛtāl) [feminine] (Hindi), sciopero generale [masculine] (Italian), ゼネスト (zenesuto) (Japanese), 총파업 (chongpa'eop) (alt: 總罷業) (Korean), strajk ġenerali (Maltese), greve geral [feminine] (Portuguese), ਹੜਤਾਲ਼ (haṛtāḷ) [feminine] (Punjabi), всео́бщая забасто́вка (vseóbščaja zabastóvka) [feminine] (Russian), huelga general [feminine] (Spanish), storstrejk [common-gender] (Swedish), generalstrejk [common-gender] (Swedish), genel grev (Turkish), tổng đình công (Vietnamese), streic gyffredinol [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-general_strike-en-noun-ghcxmbyY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

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