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• walkout — walk‧out [ˈwɔːk aʊt ǁ ˈwɒːk ] also walk out noun [countable usually singular] HUMAN RESOURCES an occasion when workers stop working and leave their office or factory as a protest: • The talks broke off on Tuesday, prompting a nationwide walkout… …   Financial and business terms

• walkout — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden angry departure, especially as a protest or strike …   English terms dictionary

• walkout — ☆ walkout [wôk′out΄ ] n. 1. a strike of workers 2. an abrupt departure of people, as from a meeting, in a show of protest …   English World dictionary

• Walkout — In labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace as an act of protest.A walkout can also mean the act of leaving a place of work, school, a meeting, a company, or an organization, especially… …   Wikipedia

• Protest — This article is about public demonstrations. For sea protests before a notary public, see Sea protest. For the Oxford based pro animal testing group, see Pro Test. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom A protest is an expression of objection,… …   Wikipedia

• Walkout (film) — Infobox Film | name =Walkout caption = Theatrical poster director = Edward James Olmos producer = Moctesuma Esparza Robert Katz writer = Marcus DeLeon Jordan Roberts starring = Alexa Vega Efren Ramirez Michael Peña cinematography = Donald M.… …   Wikipedia

• walkout — noun (C) an occasion when people stop working or leave somewhere as a protest: stage a walkout: The Irish delegation staged a walk out in protest. see also: walk out walk 1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• walkout — noun 1. a strike in which the workers walk out (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑walk out • Hypernyms: ↑strike, ↑work stoppage 2. the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest there was a walkout by the Black …   Useful english dictionary

• walkout — /wawk owt /, n. 1. a strike by workers. 2. the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, esp. as an expression of protest. 3. a doorway in a building or room that gives direct access to the outdoors: a home with a sliding glass walkout from… …   Universalium

• walkout — UK [ˈwɔːkˌaʊt] / US [ˈwɔkˌaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms walkout : singular walkout plural walkouts a form of protest in which someone leaves a place, or a group of workers stop working and leave the building …   English dictionary

• protest — 1. noun 1) he resigned as a protest Syn: objection, complaint, exception, disapproval, challenge, dissent, demurral, remonstration, fuss, outcry Ant: support, approval 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words