dismiss workers

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• dismiss — 01. Class had to be [dismissed] a half hour early because the teacher became ill. 02. Mr. Jones [dismissal] from the company was due to his frequent absences, and his lack of hard work. 03. The judge [dismissed] the charges, saying there was… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Workers and Soldiers Councils — (Arbeiter und Soldatenräte)    Inspired by the slogan all power to the councils ( Alle Macht den Raten ), Germany s council system was launched on 3 November 1918 by mutinous sailors in Kiel. Gaining greater support from the Revolutionary Shop… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

• United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 20, 1966 De …   Wikipedia

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• Santa María School massacre — The Santa María school, circa 1907. The Santa María School massacre was a massacre of striking workers, mostly saltpeter (nitrate) miners, along with wives and children, committed by the Chilean Army in Iquique, Chile on December 21, 1907. The… …   Wikipedia

• Economic history of Chile — Colonial era to 1690In colonial times, the segmentation of Chile into latifundios left only small parcels for native American and mestizo villagers to cultivate. Cattle raised on the latifundios were a source of tallow and hides, which were sent …   Wikipedia

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• sweatshop — /swet shop /, n. a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions. [1865 70; SWEAT + SHOP] * * * ▪ labour  workplace in which workers are employed at low wages and under unhealthy or oppressive conditions. In… …   Universalium

• INTIFADA — This entry deals with the origins and ramifications of the first Intifada, which commenced in late 1987. For its subsequent course and for the second, so called al Aqsa Intifada, see israel , State of: Historical Survey; israel , State of: Israel …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• lay off — verb a) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a . Lay off the singing, will you! Im trying to study. b) (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another …   Wiktionary

• Jacques Chirac's second term as President of France — At age 69, Jacques Chirac faced his fourth campaign for the French Presidency in 2002. He was the first choice of fewer than one voter in five in the first round of voting of the presidential elections of April 2002. It had been expected that he… …   Wikipedia