picket به انگلیسی
From Longman Dictionary
pick‧et1 /ˈpɪkɪt/ noun [countable]
when a group of people stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in during a strike
a person or the group of people involved in a picket
a soldier or a group of soldiers with the special duty of guarding a military camp
picket2 verb
to stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in during a strike
to place soldiers around or near a place as guards
Example
Her abrupt removal from the campus sparked student sit-ins and early morning pickets in front of the school
Who now remembers the second Clairol blowing from the picket fence
Protesters are still picketing outside the White House gates
The new law will still allow peaceful picketing
a picket on the steps of the Federal court building
