strike-breaking

A form of strikebreaking — Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers.

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Meanings

adjectivestrike-breaking (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of strikebreaking.

    Moreover, the new Prime Minister has already talked up the need for new strike-breaking legislation, in the form of requirements for railworkers to provide a minimum service during any industrial action.

    2022 September 21, Christian Wolmar, “Trevelyan must 'give a damn' and engage with the railway”, in RAIL, number 966, page 45
nounstrike-breaking (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of strikebreaking.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of strike-break
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APA

strike-breaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike-breaking

MLA

“strike-breaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike-breaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strike-breaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike-breaking.

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