Meanings
noungeneral strike (plural general strikes)
plural general strikes
- A coordinated work stoppage by a substantial proportion of the workers of a particular city, region or state, normally to achieve economic or political goals.
Translations
Arabic إضراب عام
- إضراب عام (ʔiḍrāb ʕāmm)work stoppage
Basque greba orokor
- greba orokorwork stoppage
Catalan vaga general
- vaga generalwork stoppage
Czech generální stávka
- generální stávkawork stoppage
Esperanto ĝenerala striko
- ĝenerala strikowork stoppage
Estonian üldstreik
- üldstreikwork stoppage
Finnish yleislakko
- yleislakkowork stoppage
French grève générale
- grève généralework stoppage
German Generalstreik
- Generalstreikwork stoppage
Hindi हड़ताल
- हड़ताल (haṛtāl)work stoppage
Italian sciopero generale
- sciopero generalework stoppage
Japanese ゼネスト
- ゼネスト (zenesuto)work stoppage
Korean 총파업
- 총파업 (chongpa'eop)work stoppage
Portuguese greve geral
- greve geralwork stoppage
Punjabi ਹੜਤਾਲ਼
- ਹੜਤਾਲ਼ (haṛtāḷ)work stoppage
Russian всео́бщая забасто́вка
- всео́бщая забасто́вка (vseóbščaja zabastóvka)work stoppage
Spanish huelga general
- huelga generalwork stoppage
Swedish storstrejk, generalstrejk
- storstrejkwork stoppage
- generalstrejkwork stoppage
Turkish genel grev
- genel grevwork stoppage
Vietnamese tổng đình công
- tổng đình côngwork stoppage
Welsh streic gyffredinol
- streic gyffredinolwork stoppage
Cite this entry
APA
general strike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20strike
MLA
“general strike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20strike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “general strike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20strike.
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