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strikebreaking

noun
strike·​break·​ing | \ ˈstrīk-ˌbrā-kiŋ How to pronounce strikebreaking (audio) \

Definition of strikebreaking

: action designed to break up a strike

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 This prompted complaints and personal attacks on Lafollette from those who supported strikebreaking. — Longreads, "How Lobbyists Normalized the Use of Chemical Weapons on American Civilians," 24 Nov. 2014

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First Known Use of strikebreaking

1905, in the meaning defined above

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