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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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When the Frente Civica camp was attacked by angry construction workers, the three hunger strikers moved to the ruins.
Teoti-Wal-Mart by Ross, John / The Progressive
The government insists the prisons are consistent with European standards, and refuses to negotiate with the hunger strikers, claiming that the strikes are organized by left-wing Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front "terrorists.
Hunger strikers persist in Turkey. (Issues in the News) by Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
When the 10 hunger strikers died, there was strong support from Cuba, and especially from President Fidel Castro," Adams told reporters on his arrival at Havana airport on December 16th.
IRA's Gerry Adams Visits Cuba. (Insider Report) by The New American
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