Meaning Of The Word Hunger strike

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Hunger strike Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Hunger strike?

hunger strike
variable noun: If someone goes on hunger strike or goes on a hunger strike, they refuse to eat as a way of protesting about something.

hunger strike in American English
a form of protest in which a prisoner or demonstrator refuses to eat until certain demands are met
noun: a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest against imprisonment, improper treatment, objectionable conditions, etc

hunger strike in British English
noun: a voluntary fast undertaken, usually by a prisoner, as a means of protest

hunger-strike in American English
intransitive verb: to go on a hunger strike

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