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strike ballot

 
 
noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE

Definition

a situation in which workers vote, often secretly, on whether to strike or not: Union leaders will today reveal the results of a strike ballot.hold/call for a strike ballot Workers are due to hold a strike ballot in the New Year.
(Definition of strike ballot noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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