Picketing

Word PICKETING
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Definitions and meanings of "Picketing"

What do we mean by picketing?

To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment.

To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes.

To tether to, or as if to, a picket.

To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.

To torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.

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The word "picketing" in example sentences

Her goal in picketing outside abortion clinics is to prevent other women making the same mistake. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A flyer posted by the hypocrites — known best for their despicable behavior in picketing the funerals of people they have condemned to hell — says “WBC will picket funerals of Dutch killed at Amsterdam plane crash.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think preventing students from entering the university by picketing is a sign of weakness on your part. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The union countered this argument, claiming that secondary picketing is a fundamental right under s. 2 (b) of the Charter, and is legal. ❋ Uncorrectedproofs (2007)

Under those ordinances picketing is forbidden; so are fees or contributions to the Congress Party; the whole Indian National Congress is outlawed, so that every member of it, and the associations connected with it, become outlawed. ❋ Unknown (1932)

How about long term picketing actions at BART stations? ❋ David (2011)

I think anti-abortion picketing is generally seen as a “right-wing” topic, though of course not all people who engage it in are generally conservative on other topics, and of course not all conservatives support picketing of abortion providers’ homes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lawyers for the Snyder family said the lawsuit should be upheld on the grounds that the picketing was a targeted assault on a private memorial service, not a truly public event involving public issues. ❋ Unknown (2011)

What about the notion of picketing RTE or/and Newstalk for their biased and partial reporting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They're famous for "picketing" soldiers 'funerals (some family is now suing them for emotional damage or something) as well as the funerals of people who died of AIDS (and Matthew Shepard) because they think 9/11 and American deaths in Iraq are retribution for homosexuality, and apparently drug use (?) (Miss Megan Phelps thinks Heath Ledger was struck down by God, so ...). ❋ Intertribal (2010)

It was further argued that it is wrong and indefensible for a political organisation to repudiate picketing which is used-the world over as a legitimate form of pressure to prevent scabbing. ❋ Unknown (1969)

The regiment was called upon to do a great deal of duty, such as picketing about the city -- a business that is anything but pleasant where there are a number of generals and other fancy officers to be looked after. ❋ John R. Kinnear (N/A)

They are in favor of cutting off the right of issuing injunctions to suppress boycotts or "picketing" in case of strikes. ❋ Simeon E. Baldwin (1883)

The "picketing" went on for a little while longer, but it was of no use against a body of strong men who stood "shouther to shouther," as the new hands did. ❋ Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 (1863)

Strict orders were accordingly given for securing the animals, and the process of "picketing" was speedily under way. ❋ Unknown (1841)

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