go-slow

go-slow

(gō′slō′)

adj. Informal

Deliberate and careful, as in behavior or viewpoint: "a go-slow effort to maintain a sense of continuity and order" (Christian Science Monitor).

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go-slow

n

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms)

a. a deliberate slackening of the rate of production by organized labour as a tactic in industrial conflict

b. (as modifier): go-slow tactics.

vb

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (intr) to work deliberately slowly as a tactic in industrial conflict

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

go-slow - a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers job action - a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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Translations

go-slow

[ˈgəʊˈsləʊ]

A. N (Brit) (Ind) → huelga f de brazos caídos

B. VI → hacer huelga de celo; (strictly) → trabajar con arreglo a las bases

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go-slow

n (Brit) → Bummelstreik m

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go-slow

[ˌgəʊˈsləʊ] n (Brit) → sciopero bianco

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