relay strike

noun

A type of strike where workers in a particular sector strike sequentially per business.

Meanings

nounrelay strike (plural relay strikes)

plural relay strikes

  1. IndiaA type of strike where workers in a particular sector strike sequentially per business.

Translations

Dutch estafettestaking
  • estafettestakingsequential type of strike
Finnish vuorottelulakko
  • vuorottelulakkosequential type of strike
German Punktstreik, rollierender Streik
  • Punktstreiksequential type of strike
  • rollierender Streiksequential type of strike
  • Stafettenstreiksequential type of strike
Russian эстафе́тная забасто́вка
  • эстафе́тная забасто́вка (estafétnaja zabastóvka)sequential type of strike
Swedish sektorstrejk
  • sektorstrejksequential type of strike
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APA

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MLA

“relay strike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relay%20strike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relay strike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relay%20strike.

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