hunger strike
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.
Example Sentences
- "Alekhina has become a vocal advocate for prisoners’ rights, a sort of jailhouse lawyer who has exposed numerous violations, filed copious complaints, and, in May, held an 11-day hunger strike that succeeded in changing conditions in her penal colony."
- "A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions."