picket line
noun
Definition of picket line
1 : a position held by a line of military pickets
2 : a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution
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Examples of picket line in a Sentence
She joined her coworkers on the picket line.
1847
First Known Use of picket line
1847
PICKET LINE Defined for English Language Learners
picket line
noun
Definition of picket line for English Language Learners
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: a line or group of people who are refusing to go to work until their employer agrees to certain demands
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picket line
noun
Legal Definition of picket line
: a line of people picketing a business, institution, or organization
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