sit-down
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sit-down
(sĭt'doun')
n.
n.
- A work stoppage in which the workers refuse to leave their place of employment until their demands are considered or met. Also called sit-down strike.
- An obstruction of normal activity by the act of a large group sitting down in public to express a grievance or protest.
- Informal. An act, instance, or period of sitting.
- Informal. A meal for people seated at a table.
- Performed or accomplished while sitting down: a sit-down discussion; a sit-down protest.
- Intended for people seated at a table: a sit-down dinner for 12.
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sit-down
Form of protest involving stop-work tactics. It was first used by the CIO in 1936, when workers seized several General Motors plants in Flint, Michigan, beginning a 44-day sitdown strike. Sit-down strikes were determined to be illegal by the Supreme Court in 1939 and have since been largely abandoned as an organized labor tactic.
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1.
Take a seat, as in Won't you sit down? I won't be long. [c. 1200]
2.
sit down to. Prepare to eat a meal, as in At six we all sat down to dinner. [Late 1500s]
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categories related to 'sit-down strike'
- Labor - sit-down strike: strike in which workers remain idle in workplace until settlement is reached
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Sit-down
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sit-down, siddende
n. - sit-down strejke
Nederlands (Dutch)
zitstaking, zittend, zit-
Français (French)
adj. - assis
n. - siège
Deutsch (German)
n. - Hinsetzen
adj. - Sitz-
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καθιστική διαμαρτυρία
adj. - καθιστικός
Italiano (Italian)
riunione amichevole, a sedere
Português (Portuguese)
n. - greve (f) branca, refeição (f) servida à mesa
adj. - concluído enquanto as pessoas estão sentadas
Русский (Russian)
сидячая забастовка, сидячая демонстрация
Español (Spanish)
adj. - que se hace, se toma sentado
n. - huelga, breve reposo, comida servida en la mesa
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - en trevlig stund
adj. - sitt-, sittande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
静坐的, 参加静做罢工或示威的, 坐着由服务员送来的, 静坐抗议
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 靜坐的, 參加靜做罷工或示威的, 坐著由服務員送來的
n. - 靜坐抗議
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (식사가) 앉아서 먹는, 앉은 자세로 하는, 연좌 파업의
n. - 연좌 파업, 집회, 편히 쉬기
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 集会, 座り込みストライキ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أضراب عن ألعمل يلزم فيه ألمضربون مراكز عملهم ألى أن تتحقق مطالبهم (صفه) مضرب عن ألعمل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בישיבה
n. - מנוחה (בישיבה), שביתת שבת
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