LOCKOUT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lockout" is a kind of...):

opposition; resistance (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with)

Derivation:

lock out (prevent employees from working during a strike)

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