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

Greeley city councilmembers, congressional candidates and the state’s attorney general, Phil Weiser, all made appearances at the picket line. —Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026

If no deal is reached this weekend, the Writers Guild Staff Union could show up outside the bargaining session on Monday, forcing the WGA Negotiating Committee to cross a picket line in order to bargain on behalf of TV and film writers. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026

Teachers in Dublin have been on the picket line since Monday, putting the total number of California students going without instruction at around 55,000. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026

Teachers in the Dublin Unified School District took to the picket lines on Tuesday as a strike enters its second day. —Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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Kids Definition

picket line

noun

1

: 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