: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
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Mamdani, then a state assemblyman, joined Aliyu in a 15-day hunger strike.—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 Chavez is known nationally for his early organizing in the fields, a hunger strike, a grape boycott and eventual victory in getting growers to negotiate with farmworkers for better wages and working conditions.—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 He is known nationally for his early organizing in the fields, a hunger strike, a grape boycott and eventual victory in getting growers to negotiate with farmworkers for better wages and working conditions.—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 Chavez is known nationally for his early organizing in the fields, a hunger strike, a grape boycott and eventual victory in getting growers to negotiate with farmworkers for better wages and working conditions.—Fernanda Figueroa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike