hunger strike
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hunger strike
n.
A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of political protest, as by a prisoner.
hunger striker n.
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hunger strike
n
(Sociology) a voluntary fast undertaken, usually by a prisoner, as a means of protest
hunger striker n
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hun′ger strike`
n.
a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest, as against imprisonment or social injustice.
[1885–90]
hun′ger-strike`, v.i. -struck, strik•ing.
hun′ger strik`er, n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, passive resistance - peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate |
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Translations
إضْراب عن الطَّعام
hladovka
sultestrejke
éhségsztrájk
hungurverkfall
hladovka
hunger strike
n to be on (a) hunger strike → sich im Hungerstreik befinden; to go on (a) hunger strike → in (den) Hungerstreik treten
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hunger strike
n → sciopero della fameCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hunger
(ˈhaŋgə) noun1. the desire for food. A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.
2. the state of not having enough food. Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.
3. any strong desire. a hunger for love.
verb (usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love).
ˈhungry adjective wanting or needing food etc. a hungry baby; I'm hungry – I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure.
ˈhungrily adverbˈhungriness noun
hunger strike
a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc. The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.
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