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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

A meeting or discussion, especially a formal or official one.

e.g. The union leaders requested a sit-down with the company executives to negotiate.

(noun)

an instance of sitting down for a short rest;

e.g. I needed a sit-down to rest my sore feet.

(noun)

a protest in which employees stop working but remain at their workplace as a way of insisting that their demands be met, or broadly, a protest in which people sit down in a place and obstruct some activity until it is halted or changed or until their complaints are heard;

e.g. The workers planned a sit-down to protest against their poor working conditions.

(noun)

broadly, a formal meeting that is held in order to discuss a conflict or resolve a dispute;

e.g. We decided to hold a sit-down to examine the issue and determine our course of action.

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Similar Words

Counterprotest

Counterrally

Go-slow

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Related Words

Demo

Demonstration

Rally

Strike

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