Definition of lockout
: the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
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The lockout at the school, 16303 S.E. River Rd., last from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m., Hutchison said.
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After the lockout was resolved, Rinne barely hesitated to sign his first contract with the Predators and reported to their American Hockey League affiliate in Milwaukee.
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Extensive lockout tagout and other detailed safety training was given to all line employees, including Elsea, Ajin said.
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Kalil compared this year to the 2011 lockout year when the then-rookie Newton didn’t have the benefit of OTAs, yet managed to break Peyton Manning’s rookie passing record.
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As waves from the 10-day West Coast port lockout — which ended Tuesday, at least temporarily — ripple across the country, union and shipper reps continue meeting to settle the latest skirmish in a long-standing war over new technology.
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First Known Use of lockout
1853
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: a situation in which an employer tries to force workers to accept certain conditions by refusing to let them come to work until those conditions are accepted
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: the withholding of employment by an employer in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
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