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hunger strike

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hunger strike
n.
A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest, as by a prisoner.
hunger striker n.
hunger strike
n
(Sociology) a voluntary fast undertaken, usually by a prisoner, as a means of protest
hunger striker  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hunger strikehunger strike - a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
fast, fasting - abstaining from food
nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, passive resistance - peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
Translations
hunger strike
n to be on (a) hunger strike → sich im Hungerstreik befinden; to go on (a) hunger strike → in (den) Hungerstreik treten
hunger strike n → sciopero della fame
hunger strike n → sciopero della fame


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