picket line
noun
1
: a position held by a line of military pickets
2
: a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution
Examples of picket line in a Sentence
She joined her coworkers on the picket line.
Recent Examples on the Web
Actors vanished from sets and red carpets and materialized on picket lines.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
Since picket lines formed over the summer, only four hotels have come to agreements with the union: the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, the Biltmore Los Angeles, the Laguna Cliffs Marriott and the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
After nearly four months on the picket lines and at the bargaining table, the actors’ union (SAG-AFTRA), reached a tentative deal with the Hollywood Studios, or the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), Wednesday evening.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the chief negotiator and executive director of the guild, made an appearance at the Disney picket lines.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
Six months after picket lines first formed outside iconic studio gates, Hollywood can finally return to work.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
In September, President Joe Biden joined striking autoworkers on a picket line in Michigan.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
That marked the first time in more than 40 years that both unions were on the picket line at the same time.
—Thomas Buckley, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
Tens of thousands of actors headed to the picket lines July 14 after SAG-AFTRA failed to reach a deal on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a trade group that bargains for studios and streaming services.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
Since picket lines formed over the summer, only four hotels have come to agreements with the union: the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, the Biltmore Los Angeles, the Laguna Cliffs Marriott and the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
After nearly four months on the picket lines and at the bargaining table, the actors’ union (SAG-AFTRA), reached a tentative deal with the Hollywood Studios, or the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), Wednesday evening.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the chief negotiator and executive director of the guild, made an appearance at the Disney picket lines.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
Six months after picket lines first formed outside iconic studio gates, Hollywood can finally return to work.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
In September, President Joe Biden joined striking autoworkers on a picket line in Michigan.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
That marked the first time in more than 40 years that both unions were on the picket line at the same time.
—Thomas Buckley, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
Tens of thousands of actors headed to the picket lines July 14 after SAG-AFTRA failed to reach a deal on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a trade group that bargains for studios and streaming services.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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Kids Definition
picket line
noun1
: a position held by a line of military pickets
2
: a line of individuals (as striking workers or protestors) who are demonstrating against a business, organization, or institution
Legal Definition
picket line
noun
: a line of people picketing a business, institution, or organization
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