Demand
Strike
Strike verb - To refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands.
How words are described
| direct | direct demand | direct strike |
| single | single demand | single strike |
| simple | simple demand | simple strike |
| strong | strong demand | strong strike |
| Other adjectives: real, massive, large, big, great, huge, infamous, possible, final, military, next, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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News : cookie factories on strike - workers demand to stop being paid in cookies!
Source: Video Game / Cookie Clicker -
It was also the site of the Bay View Massacre in 1886 as laborers went on strike to demand an eight-hour work day.
Source: Useful Notes / Milwaukee - In the third season, Berry and Thomas again threatened to strike in demand for another raise.
Source: Wag the Director
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