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  • 31picket — US /ˈpɪkɪt/ noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► (also picket line) a group of people who stand outside an organization s building holding signs to protest against something. The people who protest are often employees who disagree with the management: »The… …

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  • 32Picket Fences — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel Picket Fences – Tatort Gartenzaun Originaltitel Picket Fences …

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  • 33Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Picket Fences – Tatort Gartenzaun Originaltitel: Picket Fences Produktionsland: USA Produktionsjahr(e): 1992–1996 Episodenlänge: etwa 45 Minuten Episodenanzahl …

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  • 34Picket Fences – Tatort Gartenzaun — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Picket Fences – Tatort Gartenzaun Originaltitel: Picket Fences Produktionsland: USA Produktionsjahr(e): 1992–1996 Episodenlänge: etwa 45 Minuten Episodenanzahl …

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  • 35Picket fence — A picket fence is a variety of fence that has been used mostly for domestic boundaries. It is particularly popular in the United States, where the style has been used since the First Period, and remains popular in current times. Often the fence… …

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  • 36Picket (military) — In military terminology, a picket (archaically, picquet, not to be confused with the punishment picquet) refers to soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance. It can also refer to any unit (for… …

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  • 37picket — 1 noun (C) 1 also picket line a group or line of people who 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 picket on the steps of the Federal court …

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  • 38picket — pick|et1 [ˈpıkıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: piquet, from piquer to prick ] 1.) a) 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… …

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  • 39picket — picketer, n. /pik it/, n. 1. a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc. 2. a person stationed by a union or the like outside a factory, store, mine, etc., in order to dissuade or prevent workers or …

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  • 40picket line — noun a line of people acting as pickets • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * noun, pl ⋯ lines [count] : a line or group of people who are refusing to go to work until their employer agrees to certain demands She joined her coworkers on the picket line. The… …

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