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Definition of Hunger strike
1. Noun. A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest.
Definition of Hunger strike
1. Noun. a fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hunger Strike
Literary usage of Hunger strike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jailed for Freedom by Doris Stevens (1920)
"A hunger strike was undertaken, not only to reinforce the verbal demand for the
... Little is known in this country about the weapon of the hunger strike. ..."
2. Prison Conditions in Egypt by Middle East Watch (Organization), Middle East Watch (Organization (1992)
"PETITIONS FROM SECURITY DETAINEES ON hunger strike AT TORA ... This was the
largest hunger strike organized by prisoners in recent Egyptian history. ..."
3. Sixteen Years in Siberia: Some Experiences of a Russian Revolutionist by Lev Grigorʹevich Deĭch, Helen Chisholm (1903)
"... IX A RAY OF HOPE — AN UNHEARD-OF REGIME — THE HUNGER-STRIKE—OUR CLUB—A SECRET
ALLY MY removal to Odessa went off without any noteworthy incident. ..."
4. Way Stations by Elizabeth Robins (1913)
"IX THE hunger strike Letter published in "The Westminster Gazette" July 21, 1909
SIR, Without going into the question of the lawfulness or the unlawfulness ..."
5. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"Ap 23 Becky Edelson declares hunger strike, ist woman in US Ap 24 Becky Edelson
... Becky Edelson begins hunger strike. NY City. Jl 14 Becky Edelson sent to ..."
6. In the Dwellings of Silence: A Romance of Russia by Walker Kennedy (1893)
"THE hunger strike AT THE MINES. THERE were several prisons at Kara, and Valerie
and the Countess were confined in the lower one, toward the mouth ..."
7. Peace and Prosperity Via Justice and Practical Sense by John Berry Alden (1919)
"Work "strike" and "hunger strike," if begun at all should coincide "on the dot!
... hunger strike."
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