Pickets
/ˈpɪkɪts/
Definitions
- (n.) Individuals engaged in a public demonstration, typically outside a workplace, to protest against employer practices or to advocate labor rights.
The employees organized pickets outside the factory during the strike.
- (n.) Small pointed stakes or posts used historically as defensive barriers in military or security contexts.
The soldiers placed pickets around the camp to alert them of enemy approach.
Forms
- picket
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Commentary
In legal contexts, 'pickets' most often refers to protestors in labor disputes; the military use is archaic but occasionally relevant in security or historical law discussions.
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