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

Last week, dozens of WGA captains joined the staff union’s picket line outside the WGA West headquarters in Los Angeles as a show of solidarity. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026

On Thursday, the clerks took to the picket lines over multiple issues, including staffing, worker training and pay. —Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026

The Writers Guild of America issued its opening salvo the 2026 studio negotiations on Thursday, even as its own staff continues to walk a picket line outside union headquarters. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026

In labor circles, crossing a picket line, even that of another labor organization, represents a choice not to honor the position of striking workers and to potentially compromise their cause. —Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 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