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picket line

noun

: a line or group of people who are refusing to go to work until their employer agrees to certain demands

Full Definition of PICKET LINE

1
:  a position held by a line of military pickets
2
:  a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution
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First Known Use of PICKET LINE

1856

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