"on strike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-on strike.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} on strike (not comparable)
  1. (cricket, of a batsman) Due to face the next delivery from the bowler. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-on_strike-en-adj-Sli1uJUJ Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. Withholding labour as a protest, in order to effect change in management or government. Tags: not-comparable Translations (witholding labour): lakossa (Finnish), en grève (French), grevde (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-on_strike-en-adj-xIlakR0W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'witholding labour': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: people power, trade union

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