lockout.
The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
Meaning & usage
The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
The exclusion of certain people from a place, event, situation, etc.
It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix.
The restriction of a population to a certain area, but allowing free movement within that region, in order to prevent the spread of disease. Compare lockdown.
The situation of being locked out of a building.
a locksmith who is willing to deal with emergency lockouts
A situation where the system is not responding to input.
A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation; a safety device to keep the power supply turned off during repairs; the standardized practice and method whereby such devices are deployed.
lockout–tagout
The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.
A form of vote splitting in a two-round voting system which a large number of candidates with similar politics prevent each other from advancing to the second round, allowing a pair of opposition candidates to face each other in the runoff.
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from lock out.
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