WALKOUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest

Example:

there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("walkout" is a kind of...):

dissent; objection; protest (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)

Derivation:

walk out (leave abruptly, often in protest or anger)

Meaning:

A strike in which the workers walk out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("walkout" is a kind of...):

strike; work stoppage (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions)

Derivation:

walk out (stop work in order to press demands)