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WALKOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest
Example:
there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walkout" is a kind of...):
dissent; objection; protest (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)
Derivation:
walk out (leave abruptly, often in protest or anger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A strike in which the workers walk out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walkout" is a kind of...):
strike; work stoppage (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions)
Derivation:
walk out (stop work in order to press demands)
