sit-down has definitions from the field of work
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[ noun ] (work) a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached

Synonyms

sit-down_strike

Used in print

(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)

`` Speaking of nonism : the other day , in a story about a sit-down demonstration , the Paris_Herald_Tribune wrote , ' The non violence became noisier ' .

Related terms

strike

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