Definition of Picket

action taken by unhappy workers in which they stand outside of their workplace and protest something to bring about a change

Examples of Picket in a sentence

The plant workers continue to picket around the factory, raising their signs in protest of the unsafe work conditions.  🔊

Union employees have decided to picket as a way to take a stand against their employer’s unfairly low wage rate.  🔊

Chanting as they continue to march, the political groups picket because they know that protesting will bring attention to their cause.  🔊

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