Hartal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɑː.tɑːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hartal is a noun meaning (South Asia, Malaysia) the closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike.
Meaning
(South Asia, Malaysia) the closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike.
Example Sentences
The eight-month-long hadtal and the accompanying hijrat or exodus reflect the collective strength of the Mahajan and their capacity to mobilize and organize.
There were slight disturbances in Karachi and Bombay city, a hartal in Bombay city similar to the last one but probably helped by the news of Tilak's death, […]
One of the special characteristics of Bangladesh politics is hartal politics, a legacy of tactics of political agitation, which was used, in pre-partition India […]
Word Forms
- hartals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include strike, walkout, clampdown, strikebreaking, clamp-down, power trip.
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