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job action
noun
: something (such as a strike or a slowing of work) done by workers to protest bad conditions, low wages, etc.
Full Definition of JOB ACTION
: a temporary action (as a slowdown) by workers as a protest and means of forcing compliance with demands
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First Known Use of JOB ACTION
1958
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Rhymes with JOB ACTION
abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction
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