picket line

noun

1. a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.

picket line

noun

1. a line of people acting as pickets

Word History and Origins

Origin of picket line¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

If the 5.5% increase is not implemented, Ms Speed said there would be a "very difficult environment" with health care workers "on the picket lines post Christmas".

From BBC

“I know what it is to be on a picket line and to fight for your rights as an employee.”

From Salon

Union dockworkers from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation, halting the movement of billions of dollars worth of goods, ABC News reported.

From Salon

He brought two of his six children to the picket line with him on Wednesday.

From BBC

Labor-backed proposals to support grocery jobs over self-check-out machines, expand protections for workers who join picket lines and limit government agencies’ use of temporary contracts to replace union jobs also failed.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• parade
• protest
• sit-in
• strike
• walkout