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Definition of Job action
1. Noun. A temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands.
Definition of Job action
1. Noun. (chiefly US and Canada) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Job Action
Literary usage of Job action
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"However, this use is very rare and in most contexts would probably be considered
an error by readers. job action This term denotes any of various ..."
2. Black Ants And Buddhists: Thinking Critically And Teaching Differently in ...by Mary Cowhey by Mary Cowhey (2006)
"category during a lengthy job action by our teachers union as we ended a year of
working without a contract. Over time, more and more students and their ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"This, in the North Midlands, signifies that some job, action, or feat is within
the speaker's capacity. ..."
4. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"... job, action'] 'strong handed people with a task' 'people with strong hands,
engaged in a task' ..."
5. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Used in S. E. Worcestershire, Together with by Jesse Salisbury (1894)
"This, in the North Midlands, signifies that some job, action, or feat is within
the speaker's capacity. ..."
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