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picket line
noun
- a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
picket line
noun
- a line of people acting as pickets
Word History and Origins
Origin of picket line1
Example Sentences
It has represented a major clear-up operation since the police tactics changed on the picket line and the behind-the-scenes interventions by the government.
Without any warning, she broke from the picket line, ran to the door of the lobby, pushed it open, and flopped down on the floor inside.
During the all-out strike that began on 11 March, workers on the picket line have walked slowly in front of the bin lorries being driven out.
Sharon Graham seldom pulls her punches, but apart from giving a few quotes, she has not been on picket lines, and failed to give interviews bashing the council or the government.
Joe Biden was the first president to join a union picket line and support labor’s side in a number of major disputes.
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