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verb - to coerce by physical means
GHERAO - Gherao, meaning "encirclement", is a word originally from Hindi. It denotes a tactic used by labour activists and union leaders in India, it is simi...
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a protest in which workers prevent employers leaving a place of work until certain demands are met. |
an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing around a person in authority and not letting them leave until they agree to do what the people want |
A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met. |
To surround for this purpose. |
A protest in which workers prevent employers or managers from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met. |
Prevent (someone) from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met. |
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Gherao, meaning "encirclement", is a word originally from Hindi. It denotes a tactic used by labour activists and union leaders in India, it is similar to picketing. Usually, a group of people would surround a politician or a government building until their demands are met, or answers given. This principle was introduced as a formal means of protest in the labour sector by Subodh Banarjee, the PWD and Labor Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front Governments of West Bengal, respectively.Owing to its popularity the word gherao was added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2004. Page 598 has the entry: Gherao: n (pl. gheraos). Indian; a protest in which workers prevent employers leaving a place of work until demands are met; Origin: From Hindi and Subodh Banarjee was referred to as the Gherao minister. In usage, the past tense of the verb, gheraoed, is more common. |