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hartal
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hartal [hɑːˈtɑːl]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in India) the act of closing shops or suspending work, esp in political protest
[from Hindi hartāl, from hāt shop (from Sanskrit hatta) + tālā bolt for a door (from Sanskrit: latch)]


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She initiated a series of hartals (general strikes) which crippled the country for the next two years.
Starting in 1994, these hartals became more and more frequent.
No hartals (general strikes) affect the normal flow of life.
 
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