Gherao
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɛˈɹaʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gherao is a noun meaning (India) A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
Meaning
(India) A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
More Meanings
- (India, transitive) To surround for this purpose.
Example Sentences
They had done a gherao and trapped the manager in his office for a whole day.
In reply, the cultivators, apparently now protesting under the banner of the BKU gheraoed the power station.
This was an invitation to strike: according to one estimate, there were more than 1,200 gheraos in the first six months of the first UF-LF government.
They led us in a mob to the administrative office of the Patna University, blockaded the main entrance and besieged the vice chancellor's office in a gherao […]
Word Forms
- gheraos
- gheraoes
- gheraoing
- gheraoed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ghari, ghat, gay-in, goondaism, ghoom, geerah.
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