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Meaning of strikebreak | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.

Examples

“When the first three decided to strikebreak, Baker knew he could use them as a nucleus to train other crews.”
“OPSEU urged its members not to strikebreak.”
“I told him we aren't about to strikebreak—there are too many spies around.”
“Third, the migration of foreign-born white workers into local labor markets does not appear to have significantly increased pressures for African Americans to strikebreak.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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