Meaning of gherao | Babel Free
/ɡɛˈɹaʊ/Definitions
A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
India
Examples
“They had done a gherao and trapped the manager in his office for a whole day.”
“This was an invitation to strike: according to one estimate, there were more than 1,200 gheraos in the first six months of the first UF-LF government.”
“They led us in a mob to the administrative office of the Patna University, blockaded the main entrance and besieged the vice chancellor's office in a gherao […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.