lockout
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lock·out
(lŏk′out′)n.
The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a workplace by an employer during a labor dispute. Also called shutout.
lock•out
(ˈlɒkˌaʊt)
n.
the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer’s terms.
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| Noun | 1. | lockout – a management action resisting employee’s demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
opposition, resistance – the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; “he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens”; “despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead” |
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