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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesゼネスト
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zenesuto
"労働組合は政府に対してゼネストを実行すると警告した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strike of workers in all or most industries throughout a country or region, intended to political or economic pressure on employers or the government.
"The trade unions called for a general strike to protest against the proposed pension reforms." - 2
A widespread cessation of activity by a large portion of the workforce to achieve major systemic concessions.
"The general strike brought the entire transportation and manufacturing network to a complete standstill."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adjective general (from Latin generalis, pertaining to a genus or whole) and the noun strike (from Old English strican, to go, move, or stroke, later evolving to mean a cessation of work). The term emerged in the 19th century during the rise of the industrial labor movement, translating concepts like the French grève générale and the Italian sciopero generale to describe nationwide concerted work stoppages by workers across multiple industries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "General strike" is said worldwide
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grève générale
Transliteration: ɡʁɛv ʒen.ʁal
"La confédération syndicale a appelé à une grève générale."
Generalstreik
Transliteration: ɡeˈnɛʁalˌʃtʁaɪ̯k
"Der Generalstreik legte das öffentliche Leben lahm."
sciopero generale
Transliteration: ˈʃɔ.pe.ro dʒe.neˈra.le
"I lavoratori hanno indetto uno sciopero generale per domani."
huelga general
Transliteration: ˈwel.ɣa xe.neˈɾal
"La huelga general paralizó el transporte público en todo el país."
greve geral
Transliteration: ˈɡɾɛ.vi ʒeˈɾaw
"A greve geral reuniu milhares de manifestantes na capital."
राष्ट्रव्यापी हड़ताल
Transliteration: rashtravyapi hartal
"श्रमिक संघों ने राष्ट्रव्यापी हड़ताल का आह्वान किया है।"
大罢工
Transliteration: dà bà gōng
"全国范围内爆发了抗议生活成本上涨的大罢工。"
총파업
Transliteration: chong-pa-eop
"노동조합들은 정부의 정책에 항의하여 총파업에 돌입했다."
ゼネスト
Transliteration: zenesuto
"労働組合は政府に対してゼネストを実行すると警告した。"
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