Meaning of hartal | Babel Free

Definitions

the closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike.

Malaysia, South-Asia

Examples

“There were slight disturbances in Karachi and Bombay city, a hartal in Bombay city similar to the last one but probably helped by the news of Tilak's death, […]”

“One of the special characteristics of Bangladesh politics is hartal politics, a legacy of tactics of political agitation, which was used, in pre-partition India […]”

“The eight-month-long hadtal and the accompanying hijrat or exodus reflect the collective strength of the Mahajan and their capacity to mobilize and organize.”

CEFR level