Picketing – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
picketing
n.
act of participating in a picket line; standing or marching near a business or government office with signs of protest
picket
v.
strike, protest, participate in a picket line; guard, watch over; fence in, enclose
Picketing
Picketing is a form of
protest in which people (called picketers) congregate outside a
place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in ("
crossing the picket line"), but it can also be done to draw public attention to a cause. Picketers normally endeavor to be
non-violent. It can have a number of aims, but is generally to put pressure on the party targeted to meet particular demands and/or cease operations. This pressure is achieved by harming the business through loss of customers and negative publicity, or by discouraging or preventing workers and/or customers from entering the site and thereby preventing the business from operating normally.
picket
Noun
1. a person employed to watch for something to happen
(synonym) lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout
(hypernym) watchman, watcher, security guard
2. a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
(hypernym) detachment
3. a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
(hypernym) demonstrator, protester
4. a vehicle performing sentinel duty
(hypernym) military vehicle
(hyponym) picket boat
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
5. a wooden strip forming part of a fence
(synonym) pale
(hypernym) strip
(part-holonym) picket fence, paling
Verb
1. serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the lay-offs"
(hypernym) demonstrate, march
2. fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) pale
picket
v.
stávkovat; demonstrovat
picket
Czas.
pikietować
